• Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW
• Former Liberal Party Representative for Wentworth
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for International Development and the Indo-Pacific (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Entered the Senate on — unknown
• Previously Representative for Wentworth until — unknown
• Entered House of Representatives 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 (14 Oct 2026)

“If you're a small-business owner or operator in Australia, you are dealing with blow after blow from this Labor government. You're paying electricity prices that are higher than what you were promised. You are dealing with surging input costs because inflation is out of control. You're paying more interest on your debt than you were when Labor came to office. Your wages bill is soaring...”

Bills: Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Direction to Committee (14 Oct 2026)

“The question is that the question be put.”

Statements by Senators: Small Business (13 Oct 2026)

“How much harder is this government going to make life for small businesses? They're being hit with taxes that they never voted for, they're paying more for electricity when they were promised it would cost less, they're paying higher interest rates that they cannot afford, they're paying more for inputs because inflation is out of control, and they're facing a thicket of new regulations,...”

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 1 person is tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 132 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 87 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)