• National Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Susan McDonald speaks (no more than once per day)

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Matters of Urgency: Sovereign Capability (24 Mar 2026)

“The lack of organisation and response by this Labor government has been silent and insidious, and supported in many cases by both the Greens party and many of the crossbenchers. They have done it under the cloak of pretending to take action, and I'll give you a couple of examples. The first one was in government. We were still trying to release offshore tenure and acreage for things like the...”

Statements by Senators: Miners' Promise (24 Mar 2026)

“Is there a time that is more important for Australians to look after each other than at a time of tragedy and loss in your family? Between February 2022 and February 2026, Australia's mining resources sector has recorded 26 fatalities, and so far this year five Australians have lost their life in the mining resources sector: Jeff Palmer, from Queensland; Steve McDonald, from Queensland;...”

Matters of Public Importance: Fuel (23 Mar 2026)

“It is hard to believe, in a nation that relies on resources—whether it be mining resources or gas extraction—that we would have such economic vandalism happening from the Greens. They continue to ignore that it is mining that pays the bills, that it is gas extraction that pays the bills, and we are in enormous competition with the other parts of the world that also have fantastic...”

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Susan McDonald speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 210 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Susan McDonald's latest interest statementLast updated: 11 Dec 2025