• 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: Private Health Insurance (17 Sep 2026)

“Minister, Catholic Health Australia told that Senate committee that Tasmania's only private rehabilitation unit in Hobart and it's only private mental health facility in the state's north are now at risk. We know from experience that when a service becomes unviable in Tasmania it isn't taken over by a competitor; it's lost, just as the Hobart private maternity unit closed in 2025. Will the...”

Questions without Notice: Private Health Insurance (17 Sep 2026)

“Minister, St Lukes told a Senate inquiry that if members downgrade their top-tier cover to silver, 25 per cent of claims—mainly joints and cataracts—will shift onto the public system. They warn that Tasmanians relying on the public system already wait 281 days for a knee replacement and 100 days for cataracts. Will your government guarantee the wait in the public system won't get...”

Questions without Notice: Private Health Insurance (17 Sep 2026)

“My question is to the minister representing the minister for health, Minister McAllister. My home state of Tasmania has the oldest population in Australia, the highest rates of chronic illness and among the longest public hospital wait times in the country. Your plan to axe an additional private health insurance rebate for over 65s is a direct hit on more than 71,000 Tasmanians aged 65 and...”

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• Has spoken in 4 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") 2 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)