Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Select: National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation served from 29.9.2022 to 10.11.2022
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Law Enforcement served from 2.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served from 11.2.2020 to 12.2.2020; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served as Chair from 13.2.2020 to 1.12.2021; Corporations and Financial Services served from 13.5.2021 to present
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 3.2.2021; Finance and Public Administration: References served from 2.7.2019 to 3.2.2021; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served from 3.2.2021 to 25.7.2022; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 3.2.2021 to 25.7.2022; Economics: Legislation served from 21.10.2021 to 21.10.2021; Economics: Legislation served from 21.10.2021 to 22.10.2021; Economics: References served from 21.10.2021 to 21.10.2021; Economics: References served as Deputy Chair from 22.10.2021 to 25.7.2022; Economics: Legislation served as Chair from 22.10.2021 to 25.7.2022; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served as Deputy Chair from 3.8.2022 to present; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served as Chair from 3.8.2022 to present
• Senate Select: Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas served from 1.8.2019 to 4.12.2019; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served from 11.9.2019 to 20.10.2021; COVID-19 served as Substitute member from 30.7.2021 to 30.7.2021; COVID-19 served as Substitute member from 21.9.2021 to 21.9.2021
• Senate Standing: Scrutiny of Bills served from 2.7.2019 to present; Regulations and Ordinances served from 2.7.2019 to 3.12.2019; Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation served from 4.12.2019 to present; Selection of Bills served from 1.8.2022 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to present
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Multicultural Engagement from 5.3.2024.
• Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate from 26.7.2022 to 13.3.2024.

Party positions

• Member of the Liberal Party (Qld) from 1987.
• Editor of the Young Liberals Magazine (Qld), 1990.
• Chair of the Young Liberals Policy Committee (Qld), 1993.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Hawken Drive Branch (Qld) from 1997 to 1999.
• Secretary of the Liberal National Party Indooroopilly State Electoral Council (Qld) from 2013 to 2016.
• Vice-Chairman of the Liberal National Party Moreton Federal Electoral Council (Qld) from 2013 to 2016.
• Chairman of the Liberal National Party Indooroopilly State Electoral Council (Qld), 2016.
• Chairman of the Liberal National Party Miller State Electoral Council (Qld), 2017.
• Honorary Life Member of the Liberal National Party Young Branch (Qld), 2017.

Personal

• Born: 20.8.1969, Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• LLB(Hons) (University of Queensland).
• BCom (University of Queensland).
• GradDipAppCorpGov (Governance Institute of Australia).
• FGIA (Governance Institute of Australia).
• Articled Clerk at Allens (Brisbane) from 1992 to 1993.
• Solicitor and Senior Associate at Allens (Brisbane) from 1994 to 1999.
• Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, 1994.
• Senior Associate at Allens (Papua New Guinea) from 1999 to 2001.
• Solicitor of the National Court of Papua New Guinea, 1999.
• Senior Associate at Allens (Brisbane) from 2002 to 2005.
• Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons (Brisbane) from 2005 to 2007.
• General Counsel of PanAust Limited from 2007 to 2019.
• Company Secretary of PanAust Limited from 2007 to 2015.