• Liberal Party Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Cost of Living (1 Apr 2026)

“Thirty-four percent—thank you. It is a 34 per cent increase in three years. That's extraordinary. So there's this wave of income tax revenue, this tsunami of income tax revenue, that the government has been receiving, but, at the same time, it's been spending like a drunken sailor, and we have this huge inflationary impact which is hurting the Australian people and has fed into the 14...”

Matters of Public Importance: Cost of Living (1 Apr 2026)

“Absolutely not. At the same time, we have farmers who are sleeping next to their equipment because they're concerned people are so desperate for diesel that they'll come onto their property and take it. How did we get into this situation? It's quite extraordinary. As Senator Sharma correctly observed, the fact of the matter is that probably one of the best indicators of the standard of living...”

Matters of Public Importance: Cost of Living (1 Apr 2026)

“Perhaps one of the most damning facts of all is that the level of consumer confidence in this country is the lowest it's been for 50 years. That really is a damning statistic. One of the fundamental obligations of a federal government is to provide the Australian people with confidence—confidence to employ their fellow Australians, to spend and invest money and to live their lives as...”

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• Has spoken in 110 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
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Paul Scarr's latest interest statementLast updated: 17 Dec 2025