• National Party Senator for NSW
• Shadow Minister for Water (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Emergency Management (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (26 Mar 2026)

“I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked today. We heard in question time today—and I like to throw in quotes with things—a quote that's sometimes attributed to Napoleon and sometimes to Omar Bradley, which says, 'Amateurs talk tactics and professionals talk logistics.' We are seeing that this government is an amateur...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (23 Mar 2026)

“I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by opposition senators today. Today, we heard so many things about what's going on with fuel in Australia. What started out as a right-wing conspiracy is now a full-blown national crisis, according to the government. What we're seeing is the evolution of denial—it's almost the stages of...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (23 Mar 2026)

“Yes, I did. This is the difference: you can't fill the tractors of this country and you can't fill the trucks of the country on petrol. Everyone says a hundred million litres is a lot. No, it is less than one litre per person per week. That is the answer of this government to the fuel crisis: one litre per person per week of petrol, not diesel. Then we hear about urea. We hear about what's...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 139 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Ross Cadell's latest interest statementLast updated: 12 Mar 2026