Jane Hume
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation, Senator for Victoria
Jane Hume is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and a Liberal Senator for Victoria.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Jane completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne, later returning to gain further qualifications in Political Science.
Jane held various senior positions in the financial services industry, working for the National Australia Bank, Rothschild Australia, Deutsche Bank and as a Senior Policy Advisor at Australian Super.
She has also served on a number of boards including the Royal Children’s Hospital, Federation Square, and Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia.
She has served in a number of Ministerial roles, including as the Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, and as the Minister for Women’s Economic Security. She has also served as the Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Special Minister of State and Shadow Minister for the Public Service. She has been Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Economics (Legislation).
Outside of her career pursuits, Jane enjoys swimming, reading, and most of all, spending time with her three children.
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I don’t think Albo understands that he can’t just magically abolish a cost with a social media post 🤨
The Coalition will end union-favoured contracts, restore a strong construction watchdog and give the CFMEU Administrator the powers he needs to clean up the union.
Interest rates are at their highest level in 15 years and Labor’s reckless spending is to blame.
Labor’s reckless spending has consequences and Australians are paying the price.
Australians deserve cheaper. That’s what the Coalition will deliver.
Our Fuel Price Shield would automatically cut the tax on fuel by around 27 cents a litre when global oil prices stay too high for too long.
This week the PM got to hang out with celebrities while Australians were told we’ll be poorer in the future, interest rates could rise again, and more Australians are out of work.
Priorities.
Australians are not better off under Labor – they are working harder and taking on second and even third jobs, yet they are still watching their living standards collapse.
Jim Chalmers talks about intergenerational fairness while Labor is pulling up the ladder on the next generation.
We’ll make petrol cheaper when things get tough overseas⛽️
The IMF has told Chalmers what needs to happen: rein in spending and deliver real economic reform. Instead, Labor has chosen higher taxes while government spending is at its highest level in 40 years, outside the pandemic.