• Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
• Shadow Minister for the Public Service (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Minister for Finance (since 17 Feb 2026)
  Shadow Minister for Government Services (since 17 Feb 2026)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
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Bills: Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading (25 Mar 2026)

“I rise to speak on Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026, which, for the purpose of this debate, I will refer to collectively as the additional appropriation bills. At their core these additional appropriation bills are a blank cheque for yet another round of Labor government spending on...”

Questions without Notice: Fuel (24 Mar 2026)

“Minister, why couldn't you or Minister Bowen provide this information to Australians yesterday?”

Questions without Notice: Fuel (24 Mar 2026)

“President, it was a very narrowly worded—”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 228 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Claire Chandler's latest interest statementLast updated: 18 Feb 2026