• Former Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on — unknown
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Small Business (15 Oct 2026)

“Is your government deciding to attack small businesses because, as one of your own colleagues has said, 'we have a small business minister who knows nothing about small business'?”

Questions without Notice: Small Business (15 Oct 2026)

“I stand with Australia's pensioners. Senator, one Labor MP has told journalists that your government's trust tax has made small-business owners, like tradies, feel like the government is coming after them. When will your government decide to stop coming after small businesses and axe your new tax on trusts that small businesses rely on?”

Questions without Notice: Small Business (15 Oct 2026)

“My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. First, small businesses had to deal with out-of-control inflation, and then they had to deal with increasing electricity bills, when you told them they would cost less. Now, the Labor government has decided to continue its war on small business, introducing a small-business tax on trusts that could cost small and...”

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• Has spoken in 97 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 10 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1221 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)