• Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on — unknown
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Taxation, Goldmining Industry: McPhillamys Gold Project (15 Oct 2026)

“I rise to take note of Minister Wong's answers to questions from Senators Blyth, Colbeck and Ruston on tax on trusts. The Albanese Labor government has once again shown how little it really understands about small businesses and the pressures that they're facing. I, like a multitude of many small-business owners out there at the moment, have seen the tin ear that the Labor Party and the Labor...”

Adjournment: Prime Minister (14 Oct 2026)

“I recently read that the Prime Minister told a room full of business leaders that Australia's international reputation depends on having a government that 'says what it's going to do'. I nearly fell off my chair! With this Prime Minister there are two kinds of commitments: the ones he breaks and the ones he hopes you've forgotten. Remember the stage 3 tax cuts? Before the election, he was...”

Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (14 Oct 2026)

“Senator Duniam, you will be missed. I'm lucky to have been here, actually, for your maiden speech and now for your valedictory. I was a staffer; I can't remember whose office I was in at the time, but you invited me to your office and said, 'Come along to the maiden speech.' So I did and we met that time. There was a range of characters that were also up for that occasion, as we've recently...”

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• Has spoken in 8 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") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)