• Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 1 July 1996
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Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008: In Committee (4 Dec 2008)

“I can assure the minister that I have seen that statement and there is nothing new in it at all. There are no specifics and there is no movement and the Prime Minister has done nothing to move towards regulating excessive or greedy executive salaries. I move Greens amendment (1) on sheet 5676 as circulated: (1)    Schedule 1, page 3 (before line 6), before item 1, insert:...”

Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008: Second Reading (4 Dec 2008)

“If we are to have a half-hour dinner break, I would ask the minister to make that 6.55 pm.”

Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008: Second Reading (4 Dec 2008)

“The Australian Greens support the Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008. However, I flag an amendment, which I will deal with in the committee stage, to ensure shareholders have the ability to say yea or nay to severance payments of $1 million or more for CEOs. I just want to put on the record, however, that last Tuesday the Senate asked for a prime ministerial response to his...”

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• Has spoken in 180 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 363 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)