• Former Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Special Minister of State (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (16 Sep 2026)

“Listening to the answers to the questions put by coalition senators, particularly in relation to the economy, I'm unsure what worries me the most: that Labor don't know the damage they're causing to the economy through their taxation changes or that they do know the damage that they are causing to the economy through their taxation changes and they just don't care. I suspect it may be a...”

Statements by Senators: Albanese Government (16 Sep 2026)

“Another day, another Labor scandal and more ministers hiding from transparency like the plague. I'm calling out the Prime Minister for allocating $6 million to his own local golf club from Labor's local community infrastructure program, or, as it's known, Labor's slush fund. The Prime Minister claims everything is above board—'Nothing to see here. I didn't make the decision.' But what...”

Adjournment: Income Tax (15 Sep 2026)

“Sixty-five billion dollars—that's how much poorer working Australians have become during the last four years of this Labor government, and that's only when we're talking about income taxes. Parliamentary Budget Office analysis shows that, under Labor, Australians have paid an estimated $65.3 billion more in personal income taxes over the last four years because tax thresholds have...”

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• Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 4 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 557 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)