Speeches Browse all speeches (Hansard) Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the Senate for Tasmania 1993. Re-elected 1998. Defeated at general elections, 2004. Parliamentary positions Temporary Chair of Committees from 12.9.1996 to 12.2.2002. Committee service Joint Standing: Treaties served from 12.12.1996 to 31.8.1998Joint Statutory: Public Works served from 9.2.1995 to 8.10.2001Senate Estimates: Estimates Group C served from 1.7.1993 to 27.9.1993; Estimates Group D served from 19.8.1993 to 22.3.1994; Estimates Group D served as Chair from 23.3.1994 to 25.5.1994; Estimates Group D served from 26.5.1994 to 9.10.1994Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Employment, Education and Training served from 1.7.1993 to 9.6.1994; Industry, Science, Technology, Transport, Communications and Infrastructure served from 1.7.1993 to 9.10.1994; Rural and Regional Affairs served from 9.6.1994 to 9.10.1994; Economics: References served from 10.10.1994 to 29.4.1996; Economics: Legislation served from 10.10.1994 to 29.4.1996; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served from 10.10.1994 to 29.4.1996; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served from 10.10.1994 to 29.4.1996; Community Affairs: References served as Substitute member from 18.11.1994 to 18.11.1994; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served as Substitute member from 2.12.1994 to 2.12.1994; Community Affairs: Legislation served as Substitute member from 2.12.1994 to 2.12.1994; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served as Substitute member from 9.2.1995 to 9.2.1995; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation served as Substitute member from 15.2.1995 to 15.2.1995; Community Affairs: Legislation served as Substitute member from 10.3.1995 to 10.3.1995; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served as Substitute member from 23.11.1995 to 1.12.1995; Finance and Public Administration: References served as Chair from 2.5.1996 to 9.11.1998; Economics: References served as Substitute member from 17.7.1996 to 25.7.1996; Economics: Legislation served as Substitute member from 7.3.1997 to 7.3.1997; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served from 7.4.1998 to 3.12.1998; Economics: Legislation served from 24.11.1998 to 11.2.2002; Economics: References served from 24.11.1998 to 29.11.1998; Economics: References served as Chair from 30.11.1998 to 11.2.2002; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served as Substitute member from 25.10.1999 to 25.10.1999; Finance and Public Administration: References served as Substitute member from 14.4.2000 to 2.11.2000Senate Select: Public Interest Whistleblowing served from 30.9.1993 to 31.8.1994; Certain Aspects of Foreign Ownership Decisions in relation to the Print Media served from 14.12.1993 to 30.3.1995; Unresolved Whistleblower Cases served from 1.12.1994 to 7.12.1994; Unresolved Whistleblower Cases served as Chair from 8.12.1994 to 26.10.1995; New Tax System served as Substitute member from 30.11.1998 to 30.4.1999; A Certain Maritime Incident served from 14.2.2002 to 23.10.2002Senate Standing: Senators' Interests served from 1.3.1995 to 30.5.1995 Conferences, delegations and visits Parliamentary delegation member to European Parliamentary Institutions, France, Belgium and the UK from September to October 1996. Parliamentary party positions Australian Labor Party. Served: 01.07.1993 to 02.10.2001Independent. Served: 02.10.2001 to 30.06.2005 Party positions Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Industry Policy Committee (Tas.). Personal Born: 8.1.1952, Queenstown, AustraliaGender: MaleMarital Status: Married Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament Shearer.Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (Tas.).