I am so proud to have been elected to the Senate in 2022 to represent the Greens, and stand up for our state.

I join Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to represent our state.

I love South Australia and I will represent South Australia at the national level and contribute to a strong, just democracy on a safe planet.

Covid-19 has shown us how a crisis can change our world in a moment, how important good government, trust and a strong health system are in dealing with such crises – and how every step of a response must ensure that inequality does not widen – that we don’t leave casuals, refugees, women, artists, universities or anyone else behind. That we don’t lose sight of our continuing long-term challenges like telling the truth about our colonial history and ending Black deaths in custody.

I have spent my life studying work and how it shapes inequality, especially for women, men and the low paid. The next parliament will be about action on climate change as well as justice including workplace relations. Most importantly, it will also be about the future of our planet. There are not many elections left before it will be too late to stop catastrophic global warming, not to mention protect our waterways and stop the extinction of so many plants and animals.

We need more women, carers and people with diverse life experience in the parliament, people who will put evidence to work in our public debate.