• Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin (since 8 Dec 2009)
• Became a Senator on 3 May 2007
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Green Loans Program: (24 Jun 2010)

“I move: That the Senate notes the continuing failings of the Rudd Government in relation to its Green Loans program (the program), despite the undertakings of the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water (Senator Wong) of 10 March 2010 to the Senate, including:(a)the training and accreditation of thousands more assessors than the Government first promised, had work for, or...”

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010; Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2010; Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Small-Scale Technology Shortfall Charge) Bill 2010: In Committee (23 Jun 2010)

“by leave—I move opposition amendments (3) and (1) on sheet 6154 revised together: (1)    Clause 3, page 2 (lines 7 to 11), omit the clause, substitute:         (1)    Each Act, and each set of regulations, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule...”

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010; Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2010; Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Small-Scale Technology Shortfall Charge) Bill 2010: In Committee (23 Jun 2010)

“In principle, the opposition supports this. The minister has raised some valid points there and I think Senator Xenophon has responded that it was not his intention to make this specific to a particular sector but to provide some flexibility. The minister asks why the chamber is not linking this to the biennial review. I would highlight that some of the other amendments that we have just...”

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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 155 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)