• 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
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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (3 Mar 2026)

“I rise to also take note of answers to all coalition questions—and I thank the minister for providing details about the management of the consular crisis in the Middle East. But I want to make important points here. Firstly, this conflict was entirely foreseeable. We have had over the past few months two US aircraft carrier battle groups in the region. We have had dramatic negotiations...”

Questions without Notice: National Security (3 Mar 2026)

“My question was: why did the minister not stand up last week and reiterate that travel advice from her department, because, clearly, given the significant US military build-up in the region, given we were ordering the departures of dependants and facilitating the departures of others, we saw this crisis coming? Wouldn't acting earlier have allowed us to mitigate the impact on Australians...”

Questions without Notice: National Security (3 Mar 2026)

“Thank you, Minister. I do point out that in the hours after the Boxing Day 2004 tsunami there were some 15,000 Australians unaccounted for, so I appreciate this is a significant consular crisis, but we have dealt with ones of a similar magnitude before. Last week, Minister, DFAT ordered the departure of dependants from Israel and facilitated the departures of dependants from Jordan, Qatar and...”

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — below average amongst Representatives.
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• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• 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") 54 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

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