• 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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Motions: National Security (5 Feb 2025)

“I seek leave to make a statement of no more than five minutes. Leave not granted. Pursuant to contingent notice standing in the name of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from making a statement of no more than five minutes. The problem that the government has today, in their second attempt today of covering...”

Questions without Notice: National Security (5 Feb 2025)

“Why is it that New South Wales Premier Minns can be upfront with the Australian people about when he knew about what could have been one of the most catastrophic acts of terror seen in Australia but the Prime Minister is unable to answer the same basic questions and is keeping Australians in the dark?”

Questions without Notice: National Security (5 Feb 2025)

“The same article also revealed: After the Wakeley church terror attack, Mr Albanese on April 16 said he had been briefed by Mr Kershaw and ASIO director-general Mike Burgess. Mr Albanese was also briefed by the AFP on July 12 last year about a Russian espionage case. Why did the Prime Minister think it was appropriate to publicly speak about briefings from our security and operational...”

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• Has spoken in 26 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") 249 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

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