• Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Supporting Families (since 14 Sep 2010)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition (since 8 Dec 2009)
• Became a Senator on 4 May 2006
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Bills: Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; In Committee (25 Nov 2011)

“I withdraw that remark, Mr Chairman. But for the sake of the record, let me demonstrate that there was a suggestion that legal bills needed to be paid by Senator Brown and that there was a threat of bankruptcy attached if they were not paid. Now, according to my records—”

Bills: Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; In Committee (25 Nov 2011)

“Indeed, I do. I thank you for that suggestion. As a point of clarification, to you, Mr Chairman, the matter I was talking about and the facts attached to that are not a product of privileges; they are not before a privileges inquiry now. It goes towards Senator Bob Brown's fundraising to pay his legal bills. He raised well in excess of that, and by many anonymous donations, and yet he rails...”

Bills: Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; In Committee (25 Nov 2011)

“and it brings me back to the question, which is one of hypocrisy. All week we have had the gagging of debate on a number of contentious and important bills and yet, despite the importance of that earlier debate, we now know from the Greens that we are going to have a filibuster, because I was told as much. I was told that they were going to stay there and keep talking until they had a...”

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• Has spoken in 74 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 240 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)