• Liberal Party Senator for WA
• Became a Senator on 11 March 2009 — General election
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Committees: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee; Report (25 Nov 2011)

“On behalf of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee, I present the report on the administration and purchasing of disability employment services in Australia together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee. Ordered that the report be printed. I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the report. Leave granted. I move:...”

Bills: Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; Second Reading (25 Nov 2011)

“I will, nevertheless, with your concurrence, Deputy President, conclude—from going to the height to the trough. The trough of course was the curtailment of the debate on the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill. That debate started out robustly. The contributions from all sides were fantastic on an issue of tremendous importance to Australian...”

Bills: Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; Second Reading (25 Nov 2011)

“I rise to speak to the Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 and to support the comments by our deputy leader in this place and shadow Attorney-General, Senator Brandis, and comment that the coalition has shown a good deal more courtesy to the government this week than has been shown to the coalition in the legislative process, to which I intend to return. What is so obvious in this whole...”

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• Has spoken in 80 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 9 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Christopher Back speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 125 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)