• Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Matters of Urgency: Senior Australians (30 Jun 2026)

“I am proud to stand here and call out what is happening in aged care, particularly around the algorithms. As shadow assistant minister for health and aged care, I know about it because I get the calls to my office from people who are anxious—who are terrified. Their families, worried about what's happening to them as they age, are waiting and waiting for the government to respond. You...”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (30 Jun 2026)

“Your own department confirmed at Senate estimates that one in four aged-care assessments is conducted over the phone, using an assessment tool that has never been independently validated and that assessors cannot override when it gets the answer wrong. Minister, if this system failed John Wilson so catastrophically, how can you tell older Australians and their families that it is not failing...”

Questions without Notice: Aged Care (30 Jun 2026)

“John Wilson's ordeal began long before he died. His first assessment was conducted over the phone. Despite being nearly blind in one eye, unable to walk without a frame, unable to dress himself and unable to even cut up his own food, he was assessed as needing only entry-level help. Minister, how could your system look at a 91-year-old man in that condition and decide he needed only the most...”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Kerrynne Liddle's latest interest statementLast updated: 1 Mar 2026