• Former Australian Greens Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on — Federal election
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Adjournment: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 (20 Aug 2026)

“Today, in this place, the war parties teamed up to strip the rule of law from Australians. The ASIO amendment bill will massively expand ASIO's coercive questioning and detention powers. This is the largest expansion of secret interrogation and detention powers this country has seen in over two decades. Under these laws, which were rushed through the Senate today without debate, you can be...”

Motions: International Relations: Australia and the United States of America (20 Aug 2026)

“They're in hiding because they have signed up to a dud deal that takes money out of the pocket of every single Australian and stops them from getting the things that they really need—cost-of-living relief, secure housing, fully funded schools, well-funded health and hospitals, timely aged care and not getting chucked off the NDIS. Every one of those decisions is a government decision to...”

Motions: International Relations: Australia and the United States of America (20 Aug 2026)

“I want to begin by acknowledging the work of my colleague Senator Shoebridge on this issue. Nobody is more across their brief and nobody understands this issue more than him in this place. His concerns reflect the concerns that so many Australians have with this AUKUS deal that is tying us ever closer to the United States and is, in fact, making us less safe. It's not only that but a...”

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• Has spoken in 89 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)