• Liberal Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Defence Force and Defence Support (since 3 Mar 2011)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia (since 3 Mar 2011)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries (since 3 Mar 2011)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Defence Force and Defence Support (since 14 Sep 2010)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia (since 8 Dec 2009)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 1990 — General election
• Email me whenever Ian Macdonald speaks (no more than once per day)

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Questions without Notice: Budget (15 May 2013)

“The muppet's back!”

Questions without Notice: Budget (15 May 2013)

“Nobody else did.”

Questions without Notice: Budget (15 May 2013)

“Perhaps you could apologise.”

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• Has spoken in 122 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 17 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Ian Macdonald speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 907 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)