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Portrait of Jason Clare

Jason Clare

Australian Labor Party · House of Representatives · Blaxland (NSW) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Jason Dean Clare was born on 22 March 1972 in Sydney and was raised in western Sydney. He attended Cabramatta Public School and Canley Vale High School, where he was dux in 1989, before earning a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Background encyclopedia

Minister for Education (cabinet) in the Second Albanese ministry, sworn in on 13 May 2025. Australian Labor Party MP for Blaxland.

Federal ministry Minister for Education (Second Albanese ministry). [the ministry] [source]

2025 election · Blaxland CLARE, Jason (Labor) was elected with 40,001 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: CLARE, Jason (Labor) 62,474, NGUYEN, Courtney (Liberal) 24,412. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

AyeNoPairedDid not vote

Immigration news report

As Education Minister, Clare announced a cap of 270,000 international student enrolments for 2025 to create 'a better and a fairer system' by returning enrolments toward pre-pandemic levels, framing it as a response to housing affordability concerns linked to record migration and a crackdown on 'shonks' exploiting the sector.

Votes on record · 1

Foreign policy & aid news report

On 10 October 2024, Clare said that while every country has a right to defend itself it must comply with international law, and when asked whether Israel was complying he said 'the bombing of schools and hospitals, I think, are not complying with international law,' adding that his constituents were asking for a ceasefire and for the war to end.

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.