Counted against the divisions held while they sat, not the whole parliament. Absence from a division is not abstention: pairing arrangements, leave and parliamentary duties are not distinguished in the official record. How these figures are computed.
Background
Born
20 Aug 1969, Sydney, New South Wales
Entered parliament
1 Jul 2019
Parliaments
46th, 47th, 48th
Qualification
Institution
Fellow
Governance Institute of Australia
Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance
Governance Institute of Australia
Bachelor of Laws Honours
University of Queensland
Bachelor of Commerce
University of Queensland
Occupations before parliament
Role
Organisation
Period
General Counsel
PanAust Limited
2007 – 2019
Company Secretary
PanAust Limited
2007 – 2015
Senior Associate
King & Wood Mallesons (Brisbane)
2005 – 2007
Senior Associate
Allens (Brisbane)
2002 – 2005
Senior Associate
Allens (Papua New Guinea)
1999 – 2001
Solicitor
National Court of Papua New Guinea
1999
Solicitor
Supreme Court of Queensland
1994
Solicitor and Senior Associate
Allens (Brisbane)
1994 – 1999
Articled Clerk
Allens (Brisbane)
1992 – 1993
Positions held
Role
Ministry
From
To
Temporary Chair of Committees
current
Shadow Minister for Immigration
Ley Shadow Ministry; Taylor Shadow Ministry
28 May 2025
17 Feb 2026
Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
Ley Shadow Ministry; Taylor Shadow Ministry
28 May 2025
17 Feb 2026
Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate (shadow)
Ley Shadow Ministry; Taylor Shadow Ministry
28 May 2025
17 Feb 2026
Shadow Assistant Minister for Multicultural Engagement
Dutton Shadow Ministry
5 Mar 2024
28 May 2025
Committee service
Committee
Role
From
To
Selection of Bills Senate Standing
Member
1 Aug 2022
current
Corporations and Financial Services Joint Statutory
Member
13 May 2021
current
Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing
Deputy Chair from 3 Aug 2022
3 Feb 2021
current
Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing
Chair from 3 Aug 2022
3 Feb 2021
current
Scrutiny of Bills Senate Standing
Member
2 Jul 2019
current
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation (formerly Regulations and Ordinances) Senate Standing
Member
2 Jul 2019
current
Economics: Legislation Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing
Chair from 22 Oct 2021 to 1 Aug 2022
21 Oct 2021
1 Aug 2022
Economics: References Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing
Deputy Chair from 22 Oct 2021 to 1 Aug 2022
21 Oct 2021
1 Aug 2022
COVID-19 Senate Select
Substitute member
21 Sep 2021
21 Sep 2021
COVID-19 Senate Select
Substitute member
30 Jul 2021
30 Jul 2021
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint Statutory
Chair from 13 Feb 2020 to 1 Dec 2021
11 Feb 2020
1 Dec 2021
Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre (formerly Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology) Senate Select
Member
11 Sep 2019
20 Oct 2021
Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas Senate Select
Member
1 Aug 2019
4 Dec 2019
Finance and Public Administration: Legislation Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing
Member
2 Jul 2019
3 Feb 2021
Finance and Public Administration: References Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing
Member
2 Jul 2019
3 Feb 2021
Law Enforcement (formerly National Crime Authority from 15.6.1984 to 1.1.2003 and Australian Crime Commission from 1.1.2003 to 24.11.2010) Joint Statutory
Member
2 Jul 2019
13 May 2021
Public Accounts and Audit Joint Statutory
Member
2 Jul 2019
11 Apr 2022
Memberships as the Parliamentary Handbook records them; current means no end date is recorded.
Election history
Election
Electorate
Party
First pref %
Swing
Result
2025 federal election
Senate, Queensland
LNP
30.93
Elected 1st of 6
2019 federal election
Senate, Queensland
Liberal National Party of Queensland
38.90
Elected 1st of 6
First-preference share of the formal vote at each event, matched by name within the member's state. A Senate row gives the whole group's share of the state's formal vote, since most Senate votes are cast for a group above the line.
Parliamentary expenses
Category
Apr-Jun 2026
Jan-Mar 2026
Oct-Dec 2025
Jul-Sep 2025
Office Facilities
$52,462
$60,165
$55,804
$40,392
Employee Travel
$32,436
$34,905
$43,401
$39,995
Office Administration
$82,894
$14,241
$18,275
$20,049
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,199
$20,089
$36,692
$18,000
Travel Allowance
$9,715
$7,937
$13,111
$10,019
Other Car Costs
$1,145
$7,422
$13,402
$10,233
Family or Nominee Travel
$0
$433
$1,362
$4,378
Telecommunications
$344
$400
$540
$431
Total
$189,195
$145,593
$182,588
$143,496
Expenditure as the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority publishes it each quarter, in its own categories, rounded to the dollar. Travel distances, office locations and roles differ, so totals do not compare between members. IPEA's reports and notes.
Funding disclosures
Election
Electorate
Donations
Donors
Expenditure
2025 federal election
Senate, Queensland
Nil return
2019 federal election
Senate, Queensland
Nil return
Returns as lodged with the AEC: a candidate's return covers the gifts received and electoral expenditure for that election, a member's annual return the gifts received in the financial year. A nil return records no gifts or spending of the candidate's own. A party-endorsed candidate lodges one when the party or its campaign committee handled the campaign's money, and the party discloses it in its own returns. AEC Transparency Register.
Sources: Wikidata, Parliamentary Handbook, AEC (CC BY 4.0), IPEA (CC BY 3.0 AU), AEC disclosures (CC BY 4.0), They Vote For You (ODbL). Errors? Request a correction.