• Liberal Party Senator for NSW
• Became a Senator on 1 July 1996 — General election
• Email me whenever Helen Coonan speaks (no more than once per day)

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Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009; Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (Ess)) Bill 2009: Second Reading (30 Nov 2009)

“By arrangement with the minister, I seek leave to incorporate my speech in the second reading debate. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— Mr  President, I rise to speak in response to the proposed Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009. The Bill before us amends various taxation laws and has 3 Schedules, and at the outset I would like to state that the Coalition...”

Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009: Second Reading (30 Nov 2009)

“The coalition does not support passage of the Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009. While we are supportive of a national workplace relations system, we do have several concerns about the way the bill aims to achieve this. These concerns were detailed in our coalition senators’ minority report and I do not need to repeat them here in great detail. However,...”

Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill 2009-2010; Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010: Second Reading (30 Nov 2009)

“I will speak very briefly in response to the Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill 2009-2010 and Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010. We in the opposition have made it very clear that we will not obstruct the passage of these bills through the Senate even though we take issue with the purpose of the funding. I will be very brief in outlining our objections....”

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
• 5 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Helen Coonan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 393 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)