• Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 1999 — General election
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Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 (No.2): Second Reading (22 Jun 2010)

“I will take that interjection, Senator Macdonald. Which area in Australia under the Liberal-National Party government never had a natural resource management board? Cape York Peninsula. Which area in Australia more than any other needed some sort of leadership through a natural resource management board? Cape York Peninsula. It is the actions of Liberal-National Party members that meant that...”

Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 (No.2): Second Reading (22 Jun 2010)

“As the Chair of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has said very clearly, this debate on the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 [No. 2] is a stunt. It is a political stunt and it has nothing at all to do with the economic aspirations of people who live in Cape York. It has everything to do with the gathering of votes in the lead-up to an election...”

Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 (No.2): Second Reading (22 Jun 2010)

“As Senator Crossin indicated, this bill is not only a stunt but also an unworkable bill. Evidence provided to the committee by many witnesses talked about the drafting problems that were evident and the unworkability of the bill in effect. I refer people to paragraphs 2.31 to 2.37 of the report which concludes by saying: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation concurred, stating that,...”

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 268 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)