• Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Special Minister of State (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2014 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Fuel (1 Apr 2026)

“The bowsers don't lie!”

Documents: Tabling (31 Mar 2026)

“I believe the whips have agreed to this. I seek leave to table the costings document that I referred to in question time today. It was lost in the repartee of question time. Leave granted.”

Matters of Urgency: Fuel (31 Mar 2026)

“Very sound debates were going on; thank you, Senator Bragg. The debates were going on and the conversations were being had in relation to how the lack of diesel in regional Queensland was impacting everything from parents being able to get their children to school to people just getting on with their lives. The No. 1 job of any government is to keep Australians safe, and this government is...”

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 535 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

James McGrath's latest interest statementLast updated: 16 Dec 2025