• Former National Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Matters of Urgency: Veterans (19 Aug 2026)

“Our veterans are Australians who put on the uniform, who serve this country and who are prepared to put themselves in harm's way to defend our freedoms and our way of life. Yesterday, on Vietnam Veterans Day, a number of veterans came here to be heard by their government. As a senator based in Townsville, one of the largest veteran communities in the country, I was appalled to hear their...”

Adjournment: Taxation (18 Aug 2026)

“Labor under Anthony Albanese has failed the most basic requirement of a government, which is to ensure that it acts in the best interests of Australia and its people. Every Australian mine begins with a drill hole, and every drill hole begins with someone prepared to risk their own money on an uncertain idea. That is why Labor's capital gains tax changes are so reckless. They do not merely...”

Statements by Senators: Vietnam Veterans' Day (18 Aug 2026)

“Today, on Vietnam Veterans' Day, we honour 60,000 Australians who served our nation in the Vietnam War. We remember the 524 Australians who gave their lives and the thousands more who came home wounded in body or mind long after the guns fell silent. The Anzac spirit is real. It is in the poppies of Flanders Fields. It's in the desolate hills of Gallipoli. It's in the snowy mountains of Korea...”

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• Has spoken in 63 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 247 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)