• Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry (since 14 Sep 2010)
  Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and Science (since 14 Sep 2010)
• Became a Senator on 4 February 2002
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Committees: Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (23 Nov 2011)

“I acknowledge Senator Macdonald for giving me a few moments on this report, which is a very important one. I acknowledge Senator Siewert too, who has not sought the call, because I know this is an important issue to her and she has spent a lot of time working on this through estimates and through the committee process. This report again highlights the failure of the government's...”

Matters of Public Interest: Forestry (23 Nov 2011)

“I rise today to speak about the complete and utter mismanagement of the forest sector nationally by this government here in Canberra and about the complete shambles which is the management of the Tasmanian native forest sector. A couple of weeks ago, I put through this place a notice of motion requesting documentation concerning the rescheduling of coupes within a 430,000-hectare area in...”

Auditor-General's Reports: Report No. 13 of 2011-12 (22 Nov 2011)

“I move: That the Senate take note of the document. In commencing my remarks on the Auditor-General's Report No. 13 of 2011-12: Performance audit: Tasmanian freight equalisation scheme, I note the history of this scheme. It was instigated by the Howard government and improved by the Howard government over a number of years. The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is of significant importance...”

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• Has spoken in 87 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 15 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Richard Colbeck speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 277 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)