• Liberal Party Representative for Mackellar
• Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW
• Shadow Special Minister of State (since 14 Sep 2010)
  Shadow Minister for Seniors (since 8 Dec 2009)
• Entered the Senate on 11 July 1987 — General election
• Entered House of Representatives on 26 March 1994 — Byelection
• Left Senate on 24 February 1994 — Resigned
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Adjournment: Petition: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (23 Nov 2011)

“The member for Higgins and I are sharing this five-minute spot because we engaged in this joint venture to present these 37,000 signatures, and they are just for starters as they are still coming in. There are another 5,000 signatures for the next time we bring a bunch along. In my own electorate there are 1,200 that came in, and that number is growing. The point is that the ABC has a...”

Privilege: (23 Nov 2011)

“May I, on indulgence, thank you for your statement and just ask this simple question. The tabling speech, which is the speech of record and which a court may consider under the Acts Interpretation Act, is still wrong, and I am wondering what mechanisms we have and how that error can be corrected, because, should a court see it, it would be plain wrong.”

Privilege: (22 Nov 2011)

“Mr Speaker, I have a serious question to you concerning a possible breach of privilege. You will recall that, in his tabling speech, the Assistant Treasurer said of the superannuation bill attached to the mining package: And this bill abolishes the superannuation guarantee age limit. Of course, it does not. But the Assistant Treasurer has put a doctored version of his second reading speech on...”

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• Has spoken in 83 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 281 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)