Nicola Roxon
Nicola Roxon is the Federal Attorney-General.
She has been a member of Federal Parliament since 1998 representing the western suburbs seat of Gellibrand in Melbourne. She previously held the positions of Minister for Health and Ageing, Shadow Minister Children and Youth, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on the Status of Women, Shadow Minister for Immigration, Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Health.
Nicola is an honours law graduate, who worked as an industrial lawyer, union organiser and judge’s associate to Justice Mary Gaudron in the High Court of Australia prior to her election to parliament.
Nicola is married with one child.
Articles by Nicola Roxon
What will Tony Abbott actually do for women?
As this increasingly weird “handbag hitsquad” versus “poor Mr Abbott” tit-for-tat rumbles through the media, the Twitterverse and the ether,…... Read more
Ten years after Bali, we must remain alert, not alarmed
Next month will mark a decade since the 2002 Bali bombings where 202 people were murdered. Eighty-eight of those killed…... Read more
Let’s debate the rebate with some nice healthy facts
Our government has been trying to ensure that the generous rebate to millions of Australians who take out private health…... Read more
Olive brown, colour of sick…
Kids say olive brown is the colour of sick. And that’s what smoking will make you - in fact it…... Read more
For taxpayers and patients, health reform is essential
There’s a reason health reform has featured in our national debate for decades. There’s a reason it is contentious, difficult…... Read more
The Federal Government takes on Big Tobacco
Commonsense, let alone science, tells us that no level of smoking is safe or healthy. Yet 2.9 million Australians smoke…... Read more
The unhealthy opposition to our prescription for reform
The Rudd Government believes universal access to top quality health care and medicines is a right for every Australian, regardless…... Read more
What exactly are your plans for health Mr Abbott?
One thing is surely beyond question in today’s health debate – Tony Abbott will turn up on time. The bigger…... Read more
I’m no nanny, it’s about saving lives and the system
Next week Parliament is set to consider legislation that is another first from the Rudd Government – Australia’s first agency…... Read more
Coalition is being reckless on private health insurance
This week in Parliament will be an important test of the Opposition’s commitment to both health reform and economic responsibility.…... Read more
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