• Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 4 February 2002 — unknown
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Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading (24 Jun 2026)

“I rise to make my contribution to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026. I have to say that the period since the budget has been one of complete shambles for this government as they have scrambled to manage the fallout from the terrible reaction to their budget and then, of course, tried to design, on the run...”

Matters of Public Importance: Housing (24 Jun 2026)

“The time for the discussion has expired.”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (24 Jun 2026)

“Let's bring this debate back to what it's about. This motion is about Labor's broken promises to the Australian people in relation to their tax policies at the last election. Labor went to the last election promising that they would not change the tax on capital gains. They went to the last election promising that they would not change the tax on superannuation. They went to the election...”

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• Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 925 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Richard Colbeck's latest interest statementLast updated: 19 Mar 2026