• Liberal Party Senator for NSW
• Former Liberal Party Representative for Wentworth
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury (since 28 May 2025)
• Entered the Senate on 30 November 2023 — unknown
• Previously Representative for Wentworth until 21 May 2022 — unknown
• Entered House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Dave Sharma speaks (no more than once per day)

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Matters of Urgency: Cost of Living (3 Feb 2026)

“An average sized Sydney mortgage holder is going to be paying $2,070 in extra interest per year because of the RBA's decision today to raise rates by 25 basis points. It was only one year ago that the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, told us: The worst of the inflation challenge is now well and truly behind us. That was in January 2025. And it was only six months ago that Anthony Albanese, the Prime...”

Statements by Senators: Middle East (3 Feb 2026)

“I seek to address the horrific rise in state violence in Iran over the past month. Since late December, a population crushed by economic despair and bereft of hope has sought to assert its basic dignity, and the response of the Iranian regime has been nothing short of medieval. On 8 January, Tehran implemented a complete telecommunications blackout—a measure designed to shroud a...”

Condolences: Bondi Beach: Attack (19 Jan 2026)

“A little over a month ago, Australia changed irrevocably. When the sun shone its first rows on Bondi Beach that morning of Sunday 14 December, it greeted the Australia that we knew and we loved. But, when the sun set on that same day, it did so to the cries of grief, to the wailing of sirens, to the frantic agony of families. It set on a nation transformed by a shock and a distress that we...”

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — below 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 — email me whenever Dave Sharma 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") 50 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Dave Sharma's latest interest statementLast updated: 4 Aug 2025