• National Party Senator for NSW
• Shadow Minister for Water (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Emergency Management (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Adjournment: Newcastle Airport (2 Sep 2025)

“There's been a lot of talk in this chamber over the last 48 hours about scrutiny and transparency. I'm going to talk about a very strange thing tonight: that one time the government got it right. I asked a question on notice: Has Newcastle Airport sought any rent relief or form of payment deferment for the use of facilities at Williamtown, NSW in the last 24 months. And, wouldn't you know it,...”

Ministerial Statements: Agriculture (2 Sep 2025)

“I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I note that the Labor government is taking credit for the headline figures today. It's a $100 billion headline figure out there in the ABARES report on agriculture. I want to point out that this result does not belong to the government. It belongs to those out there working in the industry. It belongs to the farmers, the foresters and the...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (1 Sep 2025)

“Today, we heard a question about the renewables rollout. We've just heard a Labor senator highlight, again, the hypocrisy that runs through this place. We heard this great story about Tasmania and hydro and how we can do this. But, when it comes here, do we get money to build water infrastructure so that we can roll out hydro for the rest of us? No, we can't dam rivers. We can't do it. We...”

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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 124 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Ross Cadell's latest interest statementLast updated: 27 Mar 2023