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Senator Matthew Canavan

- Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland
- Became a Senator on 1 July 2014 — Federal election
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference (1 Jul 2026)
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“Have you ever played Minecraft before? I don't want to trigger you.”
- Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference (1 Jul 2026)
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“Let's leave my kids out of it.”
- Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference (1 Jul 2026)
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“Calm down.”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
- People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
- 9 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Matthew Canavan speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 854 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
Register of Interests (What's this?)
Matthew Canavan's latest interest statement
Last updated: 17 Jan 2026