• National Party Senator for NSW
• Shadow Minister for Water (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Minister for Emergency Management (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
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Bills: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; In Committee (27 Nov 2025)

“Finally, this is about the information and misinformation. There isn't a lot of certainty out there. Here's a text we've had from a player today: 'There's been no communication with us before making the announcement today. As a family business that has been involved in hardwood native forestry for at least four generations, we are devastated by this decision. The three-year...”

Bills: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; In Committee (27 Nov 2025)

“I have two questions regarding forestry and the $300 million package. I've had communications from people not knowing what that is for or what that is about. I know it's new. Will there be an education program where things go out relatively quickly on that? If so, can you enlighten us as to what it may cover, what it may not cover and when we might expect some education?”

Bills: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; In Committee (27 Nov 2025)

“The specific perverse outcomes I want to get to are like the case of Pilliga. Pilliga had a population of, I think, 15,000 koalas. It had river gums and ironbarks, and it also had logging in it, with cypress. It was locked up, the fuel load increased, and there were fires in 2017-18. The recovery saw the non-native species overtake the gums and the koala habitat. The population is now...”

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Ross Cadell's latest interest statementLast updated: 4 Dec 2025