• Liberal Party Senator for Victoria
• Shadow Cabinet Secretary (since 5 Mar 2024)
  Shadow Minister for Home Affairs (since 18 Apr 2023)
  Shadow Minister for Cyber Security (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Became a Senator on 9 March 2016 — unknown
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Questions without Notice: Broadband (10 Oct 2024)

“I get stopped in the street every day. Are you going to privatise the NBN?”

Statements by Senators: National Security (10 Oct 2024)

“As I was quoting: 'The mother encouraged him to wage jihad against the usurping entity and today his son is being raised on the same path and the way of jihad until the liberation of Palestine.' This is concerning because it suggests that Mr Elhasani was fully aware of his son's involvement— (Time expired)”

Statements by Senators: National Security (10 Oct 2024)

“Yesterday we read disturbing media reports which revealed that a Palestinian man, Mr Fayez Elhasani, was granted a visa to come to Australia despite once hosting political members of the terrorist organisations Hamas and the politburo of Palestinian Islamic Jihad at his Gaza art institute. Today it has been brought to my attention that in August last year Mr Elhasani apparently made...”

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — well below 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") 245 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

James Paterson's latest interest statementLast updated: 7 Apr 2023