Sourced positions
A verified position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.
Abortion & reproductive policy verified
As Speaker of the House of Assembly did not vote on Sarah Game's June 2026 late-term abortion restriction bill, but publicly welcomed its defeat, posting that 'tonight the South Australian Parliament voted for unchanged access to Abortion'; she had earlier been involved in the campaign to decriminalise abortion in South Australia in 2021.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy verified
Labor MP for Hurtle Vale (elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in May 2026, sitting as independent in that role). As Shadow Human Services Minister she drafted private legislation to outlaw LGBTIQ conversion therapy in SA (reported July 2020), proposing penalties of up to eight years' imprisonment, an early step toward what became the Conversion Practices Prohibition Act 2024. As Human Services Minister she engaged extensively with LGBTIQ policy, including implementation of the 2024 conversion practices ban.
Freedom of speech verified
Voted to agree to the Legislative Council's amendment deleting 'or recklessly' from the new obstruction offence in the Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public Places) Amendment Bill 2023, which amended the obstruction offence in the Summary Offences Act 1953, narrowing it to intentional conduct (House of Assembly, in committee, 31 May 2023; Ayes 23, Noes 11). This division was on the Council's amendment, not on the bill's passage.
Drugs & law and order verified
Cook is an anti-violence campaigner who entered public life after her 17-year-old son Sam Davis was killed in a one-punch attack in 2008. She and her partner founded the Sammy D Foundation, which runs anti-violence school programs for young people; she stood down from its board on election to Parliament.
Record last updated 2026-08-13.