• 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
• Email me whenever James McGrath speaks (no more than once per day)

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Adjournment: Liberal-National Coalition (5 Feb 2026)

“I stand here today in the Australian Senate a proud member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. As a Queensland senator, I strongly believe in the coalition between the Liberal Party and the National Party. Since 1949, the greatness of Australia has come from the people and long periods of coalition rule, where Liberals and Nationals have focused on the economic and national security...”

Statements by Senators: Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, Albanese Government, Queensland: Natural Disasters (4 Feb 2026)

“Queensland is embarking on a bold and ambitious vision for Brisbane 2032 with the construction of the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park, an investment that's going to shape our capital city and our state for generations. This $3.6 billion project will be the centrepiece of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, delivering a 63,000 seat stadium and transforming the Victoria Park...”

Adjournment: Queensland: Floods, Economy (3 Feb 2026)

“While I live on the Darling Downs—we have a bit of weather; we've had some rain recently, we've had a bit of wind, and sometimes we'd like some more rain—our weather is nothing compared to what the far north of Queensland, the gulf and the peninsula, have received from the weather gods over the past few months, from monsoonal flooding to an ex-cyclone to more flooding. That part...”

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• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 4 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever James McGrath speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 524 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

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