• Australian Labor Party Representative for Sydney
• Minister for Housing (since 3 Dec 2007)
  Minister for the Status of Women (since 3 Dec 2007)
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 October 1998 — General election
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Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Weekly Payments) Bill 2010: Second Reading (11 Mar 2010)

“The Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Weekly Payments) Bill 2010 implements a key reform of the Australian government’s white paper, The road home: a national approach to reducing homelessness, which was released in December 2008. To support the government’s goal to halve homelessness and to offer accommodation to all rough sleepers who seek it by 2020,...”

Matters of Public Importance: Paid Parental Leave (9 Mar 2010)

“Will she get it if she’s self-employed?”

Matters of Public Importance: Paid Parental Leave (9 Mar 2010)

“It would be terrific if the shadow minister were to confirm, in her remarks, that the opposition will be backing this paid parental leave scheme that the government has proposed. Now let us just say that sometime in the future, in years to come, Tony Abbott does become Prime Minister. He would be able at that stage to introduce a different, expanded paid parental leave scheme should he wish...”

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 8 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 34 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Tanya Plibersek speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 137 times in debates — average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)