• Former Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on — unknown
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Matters of Urgency: Taxation (14 Oct 2026)

“Fossil fuel companies should pay their fair share of tax to transition away from fossil fuels. This is so important when it comes to decommissioning offshore oil and gas rigs. What is going on is that onshore mining companies are required to pay a bond to ensure that they clean up after themselves once they've finished extracting on land. Renters have to pay the landlord a bond to ensure they...”

Statements by Senators: Migration (14 Oct 2026)

“In Australia, plenty of people like to buy a lotto ticket. But would you buy a lotto ticket for $1,000 when your chance of winning is slim to none? That's what this federal Labor government is doing to our backpackers—making them pay $1,000 to go into a lotto, where they hope that they'll be pulled out of the ballot box to have the right to remain in Australia for one year to support...”

Adjournment: Environment Protection Authority (13 Oct 2026)

“A year ago, the Greens successfully negotiated with this federal Labor government to introduce an environment protection agency into our national environment laws. What a great achievement for the Greens. The critical role of the EPA is to enforce the federal nature laws and protect the environment. It does this through issuing environment protection orders. About a year later, it finally...”

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 8 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)