• Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2019 — Federal election
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Matters of Urgency: Central Australia: Crime and Community Safety (5 Feb 2025)

“I've got to say from the outset that this is an incredibly cynical approach to what is an incredibly important issue. There is no real plan that has been exercised here. A plan involves a whole series of moving parts happening at once. What we've seen in the plan from the opposition is no plan. Particularly in the case of the Northern Territory, they can start taking a leaf out of some...”

Statements by Senators: Road Safety, Workplace Relations, Taxation (5 Feb 2025)

“Peter Dutton, the Leader of the Opposition, is coming after truck drivers this election. Last year, 57 truck drivers tragically lost their lives on our roads. Year after year, road transport is the deadliest industry in this country. For almost a decade, the Liberal-National government did nothing to try and stop the carnage and bloodshed on our roads, but, one year ago, the Albanese...”

Bills: Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Second Reading (5 Feb 2025)

“Well, there's nothing surprising here, is there? The opposition are opposed to a future made in Australia. Why doesn't that surprise anyone? The opening comments from their frontrunner on this debate say, 'We don't want transparency, and we don't want opportunity for Australian business.' They also go further, to say: 'Not only do we not want transparency and opportunity but we don't want...”

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• Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 303 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Tony Sheldon's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022