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Anika Wells
Anika Wells
Minister for Aged Care & Sport / Parliament of Australia
Most Notable Role

Anika Wells is an Australian politician and a member of the Labor Party, representing the Division of Lilley in Queensland since 2019.

Following the Labor Party's victory at the 2022 federal election, Ms Wells became the Minister for Aged Care and Sport under the Albanese government.

Prior to entering politics, Ms Wells was an advisor to the federal government for five years. She was admitted to practise law in 2012 and joined Maurice Blackburn in 2014 as a compensation lawyer. She worked on a number of cases related to immigration detention.

Ms Wells holds degrees in Arts and Law from Griffith University, and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University.

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2022
Minister for Aged Care & Sport
Parliament of Australia
2019
Member for Lilley, QLD
Parliament of Australia
Year started and most recent title

  • Person Activity

    NEWS: Tagged in Sector hastens slowly ahead of new Act 11 Mar 2025
    NEWS: Tagged in New Aged Care Act a step closer 13 Sep 2024
    NEWS: Tagged in Mandated targets for NSO boards 11 Sep 2024
    NEWS: Tagged in Feds increase women’s sport funding 13 Jun 2024
    NEWS: Tagged in Federal aged care reforms delayed 03 Apr 2024
    NEWS: Tagged in Aged care sector a 'mess' as losses mount 06 Jan 2023
    NEWS: Tagged in Fix funding, workforce issues first 12 Jul 2022
    Anika Wells
    		NEW ROLE: Member for Lilley, QLD, Parliament of Australia 01 Jun 2022
    Anika Wells
    		NEW ROLE: Minister for Aged Care & Sport, Parliament of Australia 01 Jun 2022
    Anika Wells
    		NEW ROLE: Member, Australian Labor Party 01 Jun 2022

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