Members

Chair

Senator Raff CicconeALP, VIC

Deputy Chair

Senator Jessica Collins (from 4 March 2026)LP, NSW

Members

Senator Varun GhoshALP, WA

Senator Andrew McLachlan CSCLP, SA

Senator David ShoebridgeAG, NSW

Senator Ellie WhiteakerALP, WA

Substitute members

Senator Anne RustonLP, SA

(for Senator McLachlan on 12 February 2026)

Former members

Senator the Hon Sarah Henderson (Deputy Chair)LP, VIC

(to 3 March 2026)

Senators in attendance

Cadell, Cash, Chandler, Faruqi, Hodgins-May, B Pocock, D Pocock, Roberts, Sharma, Scarr, D Smith, Thorpe, Waters and Whitten.

Secretariat

Pothida Youhorn, Committee Secretary

Georgia O'Connor, Research Officer

Kai Houston, Administrative Officer