Ask a voter in Adelaide’s southern suburbs about Amanda Rishworth and the answer is usually “the local member” — the Labor MP who has held the seat of Kingston since 2007 (her official electorate website); ask in Canberra, and the answer is sharper: since May 2025 she has been Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the portfolio that also carries Comcare (the portfolio department’s ministers page). Whether you’re checking her nationality, her election record, or the fastest route to her office, the verified details are below.
Born: 10 July 1978 · Electorate: Kingston, South Australia · First elected: 2007 · Current role: Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (since 2025) · Electorate phone: (08) 8186 2588
Quick snapshot
- Australian Labor MP for the federal seat of Kingston, South Australia (Parliament of Australia)
- Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations since the May 2025 reshuffle (department ministers page)
- First elected in 2007 and re-elected at every election since (official ministerial profile)
- Her husband’s name and current marital status aren’t stated in the official profiles reviewed (official electorate website).
- Her internal Labor faction isn’t named in top official sources (official party source).
- Her pre-2025 portfolio record beyond Social Services and NDIS is only briefly summarised in trade coverage (Human Resources Director Australia, trade press)
- May 2025 — appointed and sworn in as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (appointment announcement)
- Before the reshuffle: Minister for Social Services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Human Resources Director Australia, trade press) (appointment announcement)
- Watch her stated early priorities: disability employment services and pathways to careers (appointment announcement)
- Portfolio releases, speeches and transcripts are published via the DEWR Ministers’ Media Centre (department ministers page)
- For constituents, the Morphett Vale office remains the main casework route (official electorate website)
The grid separates what the official record confirms from the gaps it leaves open — useful for fact-checking any social post about Rishworth.
Ten facts, one pattern: a stable local base in Kingston, a national portfolio in employment, and contact routes that are easy to verify.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amanda Louise Rishworth |
| Born | 10 July 1978 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Electorate | Kingston, South Australia |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Current office | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (since 2025) |
| First elected | 2007 |
| Official email | Amanda.Rishworth.MP@aph.gov.au |
| Electorate phone | (08) 8186 2588 |
| Electorate office | 232 Main South Road, Morphett Vale SA 5162 |
What nationality is Amanda Rishworth?
Amanda Rishworth is Australian — specifically South Australian. Her official ministerial profile records her birth date as 10 July 1978, and her entire federal career has been built in Adelaide’s southern suburbs.
Is Amanda Rishworth Australian?
- Yes — she is an Australian Labor MP (official electorate website).
- Her public bio line describes her simply as “South Australian.”
Where is Amanda Rishworth from?
- South Australia. She has represented the federal seat of Kingston, in Adelaide’s south, since 2007.
- Her ministerial career has run national portfolios — social services, the NDIS, and now employment — from that same South Australian base, according to Human Resources Director Australia.
What is Amanda Rishworth’s personal background?
- Born 10 July 1978 (official ministerial profile), she is a parent — her public bio names her children as Percy and Oscar.
- Named details about her husband or marital status are not published on the official profiles reviewed here.
The pattern: the official record is strong on her public role and deliberately light on private biography — a useful baseline when you come across claims about her family or factional life elsewhere.
Did Amanda Rishworth win?
Yes — decisively. Rishworth has won Kingston at seven consecutive federal elections.
When was Amanda Rishworth first elected?
- At the 2007 federal election, when she took the House of Representatives seat of Kingston for Labor (official ministerial profile).
Has Amanda Rishworth been re-elected?
- Yes — in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 (official ministerial profile).
Which seat does Amanda Rishworth represent?
- Kingston, a federal electorate in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia (official electorate website).
Why this matters: seven wins in the same seat meant her electoral position was never in question when the 2025 frontbench change came — the reshuffle moved a safe-seat MP, not a marginal one.
Seven consecutive wins makes Kingston one of the steadier Labor seats in South Australia — and gives Rishworth the local credibility to run a national portfolio.
The pattern: a stable local base is the platform for the national portfolio, not a distraction from it.
Does Amanda Rishworth hold any position in parliament?
Yes — two, in practice: she is the federal Member for Kingston and a minister in the Albanese Cabinet.
What is Amanda Rishworth’s current ministerial role?
- Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations — announced on 12 May 2025 (appointment announcement) and sworn in on 13 May 2025 (official ministerial profile).
- She continues as a member of the Albanese Labor Cabinet after the 2025 appointment.
Is Amanda Rishworth a federal member?
- Yes — she has been the federal Member for Kingston since 2007, representing the seat in the House of Representatives.
- Before the 2025 reshuffle, according to Human Resources Director Australia, she served as Minister for Social Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
How long has Amanda Rishworth been an MP?
- Since 2007 — more than 18 years by the 2025 election.
The implication: Rishworth is a veteran MP who has been in Cabinet since Labor returned to government. The 2025 change shifted her policy lane, not her seniority.
What this means: the portfolio title is the one to watch for policy, but the local title is the one that gets her re-elected.
Who is the current Minister responsible for Comcare?
As of 2025, that minister is Amanda Rishworth. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations lists her as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, and the Comcare portfolio (Comcare official site) falls within that same ministerial remit.
What portfolio includes Comcare?
- The Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. The minister holding this title is the minister responsible for Comcare.
- Rishworth took over the portfolio from Murray Watt in the 2025 reshuffle, according to Human Resources Director Australia.
Is Amanda Rishworth responsible for Comcare?
- Yes — in her capacity as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.
How can readers verify the ministerial portfolio?
- Check the department’s ministers page, which names the current minister and links to official biographical and contact details (the portfolio department’s ministers page).
Employers and workers who deal with Comcare should track the new minister’s stated early priorities: disability employment services and pathways to careers were flagged in her appointment announcement.
The trade-off: “Comcare minister” is a search phrase, not an official title. Official pages use the full portfolio name, so verification takes one extra step — and that step is the department’s ministers page.
How do I contact Amanda Rishworth?
Every official route below is published on her official electorate website. The principle: constituency casework goes to Morphett Vale; policy and media matters go through the portfolio.
Four contact routes, one rule — match the topic to the office, not the other way around.
| Contact route | Details | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Electorate phone | (08) 8186 2588 | Centrelink, NDIS, Medicare, taxation, immigration, passports, pensions, My Aged Care, child support and veterans’ affairs |
| Amanda.Rishworth.MP@aph.gov.au | Written constituency enquiries | |
| Electorate office | 232 Main South Road, Morphett Vale SA 5162 | Drop-in or appointments, 10am–4pm; Justice of the Peace services |
| Parliament House | (02) 6277 7320 | Federal parliamentary or ministerial matters |
Step by step: getting your enquiry to the right desk
- Topic check: local services and casework, or employment and workplace-relations policy?
- Local casework: call (08) 8186 2588 or email Amanda.Rishworth.MP@aph.gov.au.
- Policy, media or Comcare matters: route through the ministerial office — the department publishes releases, speeches and transcripts via its Ministers’ Media Centre (the portfolio department’s ministers page).
- In person: Morphett Vale office at 232 Main South Road, generally available 10am–4pm.
- Documents witnessed: the same office provides Justice of the Peace services.
The trade-off: the electorate office gets you a human who knows local casework; ministerial channels are the only route for portfolio matters. Pick the wrong desk and your enquiry sits in a queue.
The catch: the office that answers fastest depends on the topic, so match the enquiry to the desk before you dial.
Amanda Rishworth’s career timeline
One seat, seven elections, one frontbench shift — the dates that matter, drawn from her official ministerial profile.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 10 July 1978 | Amanda Louise Rishworth born. |
| 2007 | First elected to the House of Representatives for Kingston. |
| 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 | Re-elected at each federal election. |
| 12 May 2025 | Appointed Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. |
The 2025 appointment moved her out of the Social Services and NDIS portfolios she had held in the Albanese government, according to Human Resources Director Australia.
Why this matters: the timeline shows a single-seat career followed by a deliberate ministerial repositioning in 2025 — from disability and social policy to the industrial-relations agenda.
What’s confirmed and what’s still unclear
A quick audit of the official records shows a clean public profile with a few private gaps.
Confirmed facts
- Australian, born 10 July 1978, and Labor MP for Kingston since 2007 (official ministerial profile).
- Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations since May 2025 (the portfolio department’s ministers page).
- Official contact details are published on her electorate website (official electorate website).
What’s unclear
- Her husband’s name and current marital status are not stated in the official profiles reviewed.
- Her internal Labor faction is not named in the top official sources.
- The full pre-2025 ministry record beyond Social Services and NDIS is only summarised in trade coverage (Human Resources Director Australia, trade press).
If a claim about Rishworth’s faction or family is not sourced to her own profiles or a named interview, treat it as unverified. The official record simply does not cover those details.
The pattern: when official sources don’t cover a claim, the absence is itself the fact to report.
Official record, in their words
“Proud Mum to Percy & Oscar, South Australian, Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations.”
— Amanda Rishworth MP, bio line on her verified Instagram account
“The Prime Minister appointed Amanda Rishworth as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations on 12 May 2025.”
— Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Ministers’ Media Centre (appointment announcement)
“Amanda Rishworth named new Employment and Workplace Relations Minister.”
— Human Resources Director Australia, headline covering the 2025 reshuffle (trade press report)
The pattern: the official record reads like a portfolio biography, while the personal details come only from Rishworth’s own social bio — worth remembering before you trust a random profile page.
Bottom line
Rishworth’s 2025 move from Social Services and NDIS to Employment and Workplace Relations redraws the contact map for everyone who deals with her office. For voters in Kingston, the practical answer is unchanged: local casework goes to Morphett Vale, and everything about workplace relations, Comcare or ministerial media goes through the portfolio. For employers, the signal is worth acting on — disability employment and career pathways are already flagged as early priorities, so compliance and recruitment strategies that ignore that agenda will be playing catch-up.
australianindustrygroup.com.au, ministers.dss.gov.au, australianindustrygroup.com.au
Frequently asked questions
What party does Amanda Rishworth belong to?
The Australian Labor Party. She has been the Labor member for Kingston since the 2007 election (official ministerial profile).
What faction is Amanda Rishworth?
Not confirmed in the official sources reviewed. Her internal party faction is not named in her ministerial or electorate profiles.
Is Amanda Rishworth still married?
The official profiles reviewed do not state her current marital status. Treat any claim about her marriage as unverified unless it names a source.
Who is Amanda Rishworth’s husband?
Not named in the official parliamentary or electorate sources reviewed here.
Does Amanda Rishworth have children?
Yes — her public bio line reads “Proud Mum to Percy & Oscar.” No other names appear in the sources reviewed.
How old is Amanda Rishworth?
Born 10 July 1978 (official ministerial profile), she turned 47 in 2025.
What is Amanda Rishworth’s official email address?
Amanda.Rishworth.MP@aph.gov.au — published with her electorate office details (official electorate website).
When was Amanda Rishworth elected to parliament?
First elected in 2007, then re-elected in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 (official ministerial profile).
The verified pattern from the FAQ: party, age, and contact details are public; marriage and faction are not.
Related reading
- Sarina Russo: Founder, Employment Services & Agency Guide — context on Australia’s employment-services industry.
- Australian Visa Processing Times: 2026 Updates — useful background for immigration-related casework.
These background reads add context on the employment-services industry and immigration casework that intersects with a federal MP’s office.
James Mitchell is Editor-in-Chief at Australia Voice, overseeing editorial standards, publication decisions and corrections.