• Liberal Party Representative for Forrest
• Former Liberal Party Senator for WA
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Entered the Senate on 25 November 2020 — unknown
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 21 May 2022 — unknown
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Statements by Members: Fuel Security (26 Mar 2026)

“There's no crisis, so the Minister for Energy and Resources told us. So why were fuel stations running out? Because you were panic buying, apparently! But still, he leant against the dispatch box here in parliament and said, 'There's no crisis.' Six ships were cancelled. It's the first time the energy minister has managed to stop the boats in Australian history. 'Hang on,' he says, 'there are...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026, Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Second Reading (26 Mar 2026)

“I move an amendment to the amendment moved by Ms Watson-Brown, as circulated in my name: That all words after "whilst" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "not declining to give the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 a second reading, the House: (1) notes the Leader of the House has previously stated that the reason Governments rush legislation is because...”

Private Members' Business: Agriculture Industry (23 Mar 2026)

“I woke up almost like I was in an alternate universe reading this motion, because, frankly, the hypocrisy of Labor MPs who crow about agricultural fisheries and forestry exports reaching a high of some $85 billion in this financial year comes as a complete shock to the fishermen in my part of the world, in the south-west of WA, who have had their businesses cut from underneath them by the...”

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• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 36 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Ben Small's latest interest statementLast updated: 29 Jul 2021