Hi, I’m Nadia.
I proudly represent the inner southern suburbs of Adelaide as the Member for Elder in the South Australian Parliament.
I also serve in the Malinauskas Labor Government as Minister for Small and Family Business and Minister for Multicultural Affairs.
My Story
Growing up, our home was a place where everyone was welcome. People of different cultures, abilities and life experiences were welcomed by my parents, who taught my siblings and me the importance of looking out for one another.
I attended Paringa Park Primary and Brighton Secondary, and now my daughter attends a local public school. When I tell people which school she goes to and they say ‘ah, that’s a good school’, I don’t feel proud, it makes me frustrated because every school should be a good school.
Every South Australia, no matter where they live or their economic circumstances or their gender, sexual orientation, race, age, cultural background or ability, for that matter, should be given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
That's why I've worked in the not-for-profit sector. It's why I volunteer. It's why I became a foster carer. And it's why I ran for Parliament.
Serving South Australia
Good government has a role to make sure the economy works for us all. Money does not care about people, and we cannot expect it to, but people care about people, and the Labor Party cares about people. We believe that government is there to do the things the market cannot.
Shortly after my election in 2022, I was appointed as the Premier’s Advocate for Suicide Prevention and then Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in 2025. During this time, we launched the South Australian Suicide Prevention Action Plan, expanded the Mental Health Co-Responder Model right across Adelaide, and starting work on building peer workforce training.
Today, as Minister for Small and Family Business and Minister for Multicultural Affairs, my focus is on supporting the people who help make our state stronger every day.
Looking Ahead
Having been re-elected at the 2026 State Election on primary vote alone, I am genuinely overwhelmed with gratitude. I am grateful to our community for putting your trust in me. Being your State MP is an incredible privilege that I do not take for granted.
The most rewarding part of my job is connected with and listening to you. Listening to what makes you excited and listening to what keeps you up at night. Finding out what is important to people and advocating for them is what I love doing and I feel so incredibly lucky that it is my job.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my website. If you’d like to see what I’ve been working on recently, I’d love you to explore the latest updates from my work across our community, in the State Parliament, and across my ministerial portfolios.
And as always, if there’s anything you’d like to learn a little more about, an idea or concern you’d like to raise with me, please do not hesitate to get in touch.