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Senator Richard Colbeck
- Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
- Became a Senator on 4 February 2002 — unknown
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Adjournment: Early Childhood Education and Care (5 Feb 2026)
“I rise tonight after a visit to a little multi-educator family-day-care facility at Latrobe in Tasmania last week. Addisons family day care has been operating for about 15 years as a multi-educator family-day-care model. They are currently caring for about 50 children from 35 families, and I've raised this matter before in the chamber. Not long prior, I visited a little place called...”
- Motions: Cost of Living (5 Feb 2026)
“The question is that the motion moved by Senator Henderson be agreed to. A division is required. There being no divisions on Thursdays after 4.30 pm, we shall return to the question at a later time.”
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Fiscal Policy, Defence Properties (5 Feb 2026)
“I move: That the Senate take note of answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by Senator Paterson and Senator Chandler in question time today. We saw in question time yesterday and through the correction that Minister Gallagher was forced to provide to the chamber today the importance of the truth in this chamber and why Australians should be very wary about believing...”
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
- People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
- 18 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Richard Colbeck speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 900 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
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Last updated: 1 Dec 2025
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- Biography (From ABC's Q & A)
- 2022 Election results for Tasmania (From ABC)
- 2019 Election results for Tasmania (From ABC)
- 2016 Election results for Tasmania (From ABC)
- 2013 Election results for Tasmania (From ABC)
- 2010 Election results for Tasmania (From ABC)
- 2007 Election results for Tasmania (From ABC)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister for Health and Aged Care in the Senate (8 Oct 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Regional Health in the Senate (8 Oct 2021 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services (22 Dec 2020 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Sport (22 Dec 2020 to 1 Jun 2022)
- Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians (29 May 2019 to 22 Dec 2020)
- Minister for Youth and Sport (29 May 2019 to 22 Dec 2020)
- Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (26 Aug 2018 to 29 May 2019)
- Minister for Tourism and International Education (21 Sep 2015 to 19 Jul 2016)
- Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment (21 Sep 2015 to 19 Jul 2016)
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture (18 Sep 2013 to 21 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry (14 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2013)
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and Science (14 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2013)
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (22 Sep 2008 to 14 Sep 2010)
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health (6 Dec 2007 to 22 Sep 2008)
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration (27 Jan 2006 to 3 Dec 2007)
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (22 Oct 2004 to 27 Jan 2006)
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