Melissa McIntosh
AustraliapoliticianFemale5.5Global Dominance: 0.01%Melissa McIntosh is a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the seat of Lindsay. As a Liberal Party politician, she has actively campaigned on issues affecting her constituents, particularly in the context of economic recovery and community safety.
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Melissa McIntosh supported paid parental leave and worked through one of her pregnancies without access to such a safety net.
Plibersek sledges One Nation over paid parental leaveAustralia· 2026-06-23
Opposition NDIS spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh is yet to confirm the Coalition’s support, leaving Labor without the numbers to get it through the Senate.
Federal government budget savings at risk as Senate inquiry stallsAustralia· 2026-06-19
Liberal politician Melissa McIntosh arrived at the same time as Kellie Sloane.
Rebrands as News24 at star-studded News Corp eventAustralia· 2026-02-20
Federal opposition communications spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh said Telstra had urged customers not to install the update until it had been fixed.
Apple update leaves users unable to make calls, including to Triple ZeroAustralia· 2026-01-28
Melissa McIntosh is a frontbencher who tried to cast Wells as a self-promoting jet-setter.
Anika Wells expenses: Anatomy of a scandalAustralia· 2025-12-12
Opposition communications spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh has called for the rules that govern the family reunion entitlements to be looked at.
Albanese dodges questions on overhaul of rulesAustralia· 2025-12-10
Melissa McIntosh is included in the list of ministers under investigation for their entitlements.
Minister requests audit of taxpayer entitlements amid controversyAustralia· 2025-12-09
Melissa McIntosh is mentioned as one of the shadow ministers involved in the scandal over taxpayer charges.
Sport Minister paid car to wait 10 hours at NRL grand final, Don Farrell used hundreds of family flightsAustralia· 2025-12-09
Melissa McIntosh expressed empathy for Anika Wells as a mother while discussing family travel allowances.
Sports minister charged taxpayers $1000 for car to wait seven hours at Australian OpenAustralia· 2025-12-08
Sloane was spotted chatting with federal Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh.
Barnaby Joyce, Russell Crowe and political elite attend Sydney serviceAustralia· 2025-11-19
Melissa McIntosh warned Australians were fed up with the Liberals’ and Nationals’ internal conflict.
Melissa McIntosh warns Australians are 'disappointed' and want issues resolvedAustralia· 2025-11-04
Melissa McIntosh pushed for a parliamentary inquiry into the outage.
Quarter of customers consider leaving after failure, Resolve Political Monitor showsAustralia· 2025-10-18
Melissa McIntosh has called for an independent inquiry into the Triple Zero system.
Anika Wells faces heat over Optus outage and deathsAustralia· 2025-10-07
Opposition communications spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh has called for an independent inquiry into the entire Triple Zero ecosystem.
New laws aim to rebuild trust in Triple Zero after fatal failuresAustralia· 2025-10-06
Frontbencher Melissa McIntosh said the party was in a 'dismal state' in terms of parliamentary representation.
Dutton says Hastie ‘went on strike’, fumbled key policy work during election campaignAustralia· 2025-10-05
Opposition communications spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh says the government should order an independent inquiry into the Optus outage.
Communications Minister to grill Telstra, Optus and TPG over Triple Zero failuresAustralia· 2025-10-05Melissa McIntosh has called on the government to launch an immediate investigation into the entire Triple Zero network.
Michigan church shooting kills four, injures multiple; Optus hit with another Triple Zero outage; Anthony Albanese addresses UK Labour conferenceAustralia· 2025-09-29
Melissa McIntosh is the opposition communications spokeswoman asking if Rue should be replaced.
The emails that reveal how Optus downplayed the Triple Zero disasterAustralia· 2025-09-25
Opposition communications spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh said it was 'deeply concerning' that the Triple Zero 'camp-on' arrangements had failed.
Three deaths linked to Triple Zero failure after network upgradeAustralia· 2025-09-19
Melissa McIntosh is the only Liberal federal member in western Sydney.
Inside the fight to represent western SydneyAustralia· 2025-05-23
Melissa McIntosh revved up the crowd for the Liberal Party’s campaign launch.
Where to now for the Liberal Party?Australia· 2025-05-09
Melissa McIntosh triumphed in the seat of Lindsay, gaining a swing in her favour in the elections.
Liberal MP Melissa McIntosh kept her seat of Lindsay – here’s howAustralia· 2025-05-06
Melissa McIntosh was mentioned as a supporter of Sussan Ley.
Liberal Party leadership battle between Angus Taylor, Sussan Ley firms with Dan Tehan as kingmakerAustralia· 2025-05-06
Melissa McIntosh faced a powerful swing against her in the election.
Anthony Albanese leads Labor to victory as Peter Dutton on brink of losing seatAustralia· 2025-05-03
Dutton on Friday pitched local MP Melissa McIntosh, the Coalition’s spokesperson for western Sydney, as a future minister for the region in his cabinet.
Anthony Albanese admits parachuting Kristina Keneally into Fowler against Dai Le was mistakeAustralia· 2025-04-04
Melissa McIntosh is the MP for Lindsay campaigning with Peter Dutton.
How Sydney electorate boundaries have changed the city’s political mapAustralia· 2025-03-28
