Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2019. Defeated at general elections 2025.
- Committee service
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Born: 14.11.1964, Melbourne, Australia
- Gender: Male
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- (MA(IR)) (Monash University).
- BAppSc (University of Melbourne).
- (DipInvRel) (Australian Investor Relations Association).
- Public Affairs Consultant from 1995 to 2019.