• Liberal Party Senator for SA
• Former Liberal Party Representative for Wakefield
• Entered the Senate on 1 July 2011 — Federal election
• Previously Representative for Wakefield until 24 November 2007 — unknown
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Hong Kong (19 Nov 2024)

“I, too, rise to speak on this matter of public importance and I thank my colleagues Senator Sharma and Senator O'Neill for moving it in this place. For many Australians, the issue of human rights or what happens in other nations is of second-order importance to the cost of living—to issues that they face in their daily lives—but I encourage people just to pause and consider the...”

Motions: Cost of Living (9 Sep 2024)

“I rise to take note of answers to questions asked by coalition senators. What has become increasingly apparent is a marked difference between the rhetoric and the ideology of those opposite and the reality faced by the Australian people. We saw today answers from ministers saying they take the advice of experts. And yet we see in a subsequent answer by the same minister a defence of decisions...”

Matters of Urgency: Taiwan (21 Aug 2024)

“I, and also on behalf of Senator O'Neill, move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: That United Nations Resolution 2758 of 25th October 1971 does not establish the People's Republic of China's sovereignty over Taiwan and does not determine the future status of Taiwan in the United Nations, nor Taiwanese participation in UN agencies or international...”

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• Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
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David Fawcett's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022