Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for South Australia, 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: National Broadband Network served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; National Capital and External Territories served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Joint Statutory: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served from 2.7.2019 to 1.7.2023; Law Enforcement served from 30.7.2019 to present
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 2.7.2019 to 2.12.2021; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served from 1.8.2022 to present; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Senate Standing: Publications served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Publications served from 9.9.2024 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to present

Party positions

• Vice-President of the Liberal Party (SA) from 2016 to 2019.

Personal

• Born: 17.12.1974, Adelaide, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (University of Adelaide).
• LLB (University of Adelaide).
• Solicitor from 2002 to 2019.

Local Government service

• Councillor for the City of Adelaide from 2014 to 2018.