Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Denison, Tasmania, 2010. Re-elected 2013, 2016. Elected to the House of Representatives for Clark, Tasmania, following electoral redistribution, 2019. Re-elected 2022.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 27.7.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Environment and Energy served from 3.3.2020 to 31.8.2020; Social Policy and Legal Affairs served from 15.3.2021 to 22.6.2021; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Joint Select: Gambling Reform served from 21.10.2010 to 26.10.2010; Gambling Reform served as Chair from 27.10.2010 to 24.6.2013; Australia Fund Establishment served from 2.10.2014 to 25.6.2015
• Joint Statutory: Intelligence and Security served from 18.11.2010 to 5.8.2013; Parliamentary Standards served from 10.10.2024 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Independent. Served: 21.08.2010 to present

Personal

• Born: 8.11.1961, Tamworth, Australia
• Gender: Male

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• GradDipMgt ().
• BA (University of New South Wales).
• GradDipDefSt ().
• Served in the Australian Army from 1980 to 2001.
• Manager for Training Solutions at Raytheon Australia from 2000 to 2001.
• Manager for Strategic Pursuits at Raytheon Australia, 2001.
• Senior Strategic Analyst at the Office of National Assessments from 2001 to 2002.
• Senior Transnational Issues Analyst at the Office of National Assessments from 2002 to 2003.
• Writer from 2003 to 2008.
• Small business owner from 2008 to 2010.

Military Service

• Cadet, Royal Military College of Australia, Duntroon 1980-84.
• Infantry Officer, Australian Army 1984-2001.

Electorate

• Name: Clark
• Location: The Division of Clark is centred on Hobart and consists of the: City of Glenorchy, City of Hobart, and part of the Municipality of Kingborough.
• Area: 292 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 73,846 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: Banking and retail, chocolate and confectionery, ship construction, brewery, zinc works, food and timber processing, heavy transport, wholesale trade, engineering works, glass products and port facilities at Hobart.

Publications

• Axis of deceit, Black Inc., Melbourne: 2004.
• Axis of deceit, revised edition, Black Inc., Melbourne: 2010.