• Liberal Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia (since 6 Dec 2007)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 1990
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Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008; Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008: Adoption of Report (4 Dec 2008)

“Just for the record, we are supporting the original bill but, for the reasons I have just mentioned, we are not supporting the Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008. Question agreed to.”

Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008; Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008: In Committee (4 Dec 2008)

“Mr Chairman, I seek your guidance here. Is there a third reading of this Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008?”

Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008; Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008: In Committee (4 Dec 2008)

“On the last question you have raised, Mr Chairman, I wish to indicate to the committee that, in relation to the questions of the bill standing as printed and the report of the committee being adopted, my instructions are that the opposition will be voting in the negative. We will not, however, be calling a division, which is why I am indicating to the Senate that the coalition is taking this...”

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• Has spoken in 124 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 295 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)