• Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2014 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (5 Mar 2026)

“What we just heard there was the government's complete inability to defend its own record. They were given ample time to defend the economic situation of this country, what they've done and what their plans are to fix things, but, instead, almost all of that time was taken up by dredged-up quotes from members of the House of Reps—at least, at the end, there were quotes from someone from...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (5 Mar 2026)

“This is a time to take note of questions that were asked in the chamber today. It is hard for me to understand how this could be relevant when he's talking about the record of someone in the other place.”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (5 Mar 2026)

“I don't want to repeat myself, but I am concerned that my colleague is almost flouting your ruling. You did ask him to come back to the question, and he moved on from one member of the other place to another member of the other place. I'm not sure he's come back to the question due to your ruling earlier.”

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• Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 822 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Matthew Canavan's latest interest statementLast updated: 17 Jan 2026