• Australian Greens Senator for NSW
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025, Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025; In Committee (30 Mar 2026)

“It's a pity we can't get the coalition to support this amendment from Senator Lambie, because, literally, the coalition's amendment just brings things forward. It doesn't increase the actual amount of reporting and transparency. If we are going to set up a commissioner, I think this commissioner is going to have a lot of work to do. In my contribution in the second reading debate, I didn't...”

Bills: Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025, Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025; Second Reading (30 Mar 2026)

“I rise on behalf of the Greens to indicate that we'll be supporting the Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025 and to deal briefly with the history of why we're here. We're here because the royal commission made a finding that veterans and people serving in the ADF are at significant risk, and at significant risk to their mental health. There have been appalling rates of suicide...”

Matters of Urgency: Public Transport (30 Mar 2026)

“Right now, fossil fuel corporations are literally raking in the profits, profiting from this bloody war. They're taking resources that belong to all Australians and then shipping it offshore for record profits, and we should have been taxing that yesterday. Free public transport would be an immediate cost-of-living relief measure that people need right now. It would allow people in cities and...”

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• Has spoken in 124 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 434 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

David Shoebridge's latest interest statementLast updated: 22 Oct 2025