• 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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Committees: Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Report (12 May 2010)

“I present the fifth report of 2010 of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills. I also lay on the table Scrutiny of Bills Alert Digest No. 5 of 2010, dated 12 May 2010. Ordered that the report be printed. I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I seek leave to incorporate a tabling statement in Hansard. Leave granted. The statement read as follows— SENATE...”

Committees: Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Report (17 Mar 2010)

“I present the fourth report of 2009 of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills. I also lay on the table Scrutiny of Bills Alert Digest No. 4 of 2008, dated 17 March 2010, and move: That the Senate take note of the document. In tabling the committee’s Alert Digest No. 4 of 2010 and the fourth report of 2010, I draw the Senate’s attention to some important provisions...”

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...”

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
• 7 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Helen Coonan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 395 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)