• Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Minister for Industry and Innovation (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Science (since 13 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
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Bills: Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025; Second Reading (4 Sep 2025)

“I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— DEFENCE AMENDMENT (DEFENCE HONOURS AND AWARDS APPEALS TRIBUNAL) BILL 2025 I am pleased to present the Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025. Background to the Tribunal Australia...”

Committees: Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Committee; Membership (4 Sep 2025)

“():  by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows: Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Standing Committee — Appointed—Senator Shoebridge Question agreed to.”

Bills: Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025; First Reading (4 Sep 2025)

“I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.”

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• Has spoken in 81 debates in the last year — well above 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") 371 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Tim Ayres's latest interest statementLast updated: 2 Sep 2022