• Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2005 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 30 June 2011 — unknown

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Questions without Notice: Carbon Pricing (23 Jun 2011)

“Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Is not the Prime Minister's greatest triumph in achieving community consensus her achievement in uniting the overwhelming majority of Australians in the belief that they no longer want her as Prime Minister?”

Questions without Notice: Carbon Pricing (23 Jun 2011)

“Flattery will usually get you everywhere, Minister, but perhaps not on this occasion. Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister also aware of opinion polls that reveal that some 70 per cent of Australians are opposed to the government's so-called Malaysian solution? Does the government consider that it has also achieved community consensus on this issue by uniting the...”

Questions without Notice: Carbon Pricing (23 Jun 2011)

“My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. It is, indeed, a matter of contemporary importance to most Australians. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister's promises to seek community consensus on climate policy and to stop illegal immigration. Is the minister aware of recent opinion polls which show that 60 per cent of Australians are opposed to the...”

More of Russell Trood's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — below average amongst Senators.
• 6 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 74 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)