• Liberal Party Senator for Victoria
• Shadow Minister for the Public Service (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Finance (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Government Services (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 9 March 2016 — unknown
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Documents: Australian Public Service Commission; Order for the Production of Documents (28 Aug 2025)

“I rise in support of Senator Pocock and congratulate and thank him for pursuing this OPD and continuing to pursue the government's noncompliance with the Senate's orders. This is an issue of gross hypocrisy by those opposite, who, as Senator Pocock correctly pointed out, when they were on this side of the chamber were incredibly vocal about the importance of transparency, and not just that,...”

Bills: Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025; Second Reading (28 Aug 2025)

“In the limited time we have remaining before the hard marker, I'll see how I go in getting the coalition's position on the record in relation to the Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025. Upfront, I want to say that the coalition will be providing bipartisan support for the passage of this bill because we understand the strategic context in which it arises. As the Minister for Foreign Affairs...”

Questions without Notice: Income Tax (25 Aug 2025)

“If that is indeed the case, then this should be a very easy question for you to answer: will you rule out any tax changes this term that were not taken to the election? Yes or no?”

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• Has spoken in 22 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") 262 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

James Paterson's latest interest statementLast updated: 7 Apr 2023