Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2019. Defeated at general elections 2025.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Trade and Investment Growth served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Treaties served from 21.10.2021 to 20.6.2023; National Capital and External Territories served from 1.8.2022 to 20.6.2023; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 2.8.2022 to 20.6.2023
• Joint Statutory: Human Rights served from 2.7.2019 to 15.10.2019; Public Works served from 23.11.2022 to 20.6.2023
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment and Communications: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 2.12.2021; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 14.10.2019; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 3.2.2021 to 25.7.2022; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 2.12.2021 to 25.7.2022
• Senate Select: Foreign Interference through Social Media served from 5.12.2019 to 21.4.2022; Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia served from 16.9.2024 to 20.12.2024
• Senate Standing: Senators' Interests served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation served as Deputy Chair from 1.8.2022 to 20.6.2023

Parliamentary party positions

• Independent. Served: 19.06.2023 to 30.06.2025
• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to 19.06.2023
• Independent Whip from 14.9.2023.

Party positions

• Vice-Chairman of the Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2015 to 2016.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2016 to 2018.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Albert Park State Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2016 to 2018.
• Branch Development Officer for the Liberal Party Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2016 to 2017.
• Vice-President of the Liberal Party Albert Park/South Melbourne Branch (Vic.) from 2017 to 2019.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2018 to 2019.

Personal

• Born: 14.11.1964, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Male

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• (MA(IR)) (Monash University).
• BAppSc (University of Melbourne).
• (DipInvRel) (Australian Investor Relations Association).
• Public Affairs Consultant from 1995 to 2019.