• Former 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 — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Questions without Notice: Sovereign Capability (17 Sep 2026)

“The risk is, if you don't take a fair dinkum approach and you're not honest about the problems that confront these businesses, then you can't be part of the solution. We have delivered for those heavy-industry facilities. We've delivered a 43 per cent increase in manufacturing exports and $56 billion worth of additional exports, and manufacturing investment is up by 35 per cent. Much of that...”

Questions without Notice: Sovereign Capability (17 Sep 2026)

“The first step is telling the truth and not playing interference and being a lapdog for British billionaires who've let Australians down, driven our facilities into the ground and caused immense pain and suffering for that community. The problem for Senator Canavan and One Nation is they argue about who's lapdog they want to be.”

Questions without Notice: Sovereign Capability (17 Sep 2026)

“I withdraw. I'm angry about this, President, because when—”

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• Has spoken in 138 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 1 person is tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 522 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)