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David Martin Shoebridge (born 17 September 1971) is an Australian politician and former barrister. He is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in New South Wales at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. He previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2022 and on the Woollahra Municipal Council from 2004 to 2012.

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Voted for

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace implementing refugee and protection conventions increasing protection of Australia's fresh water increasing marine conservation increasing investment in renewable energy increasing Aboriginal land rights increasing the age pension increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites increasing restrictions on gambling increasing access under Freedom of Information law increasing freedom of political communication

Mixed / less clear

procedural fairness increasing accessibility of government data and documents more scrutiny of intelligence services & police encouraging Australian-based industry increasing political transparency restricting donations to political parties suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural) more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force

Voted against

temporary protection visas regional processing of asylum seekers unconventional gas mining live animal export decreasing availability of welfare payments increasing surveillance powers decreasing ABC and SBS funding reducing taxes for high-income earners an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs) increasing investment in the coal industry

Interests & Gifts

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Liabilities

Interests

Nature Of Liability: Credit Card · Creditor: Commonwealth bank
Nature Of Liability: Car loan · Creditor: Macquarie bank

Savings Or Investment Accounts

Interests

Nature Of Account: Savings accounts personal · Name Of Bank Institution: Commonwealth Bank
Nature Of Account: Savings accounts with spouse · Name Of Bank Institution: Commonwealth Bank

Other Assets

Interests

Name Of Other Asset: BT Panorama Investment Account
Name Of Other Asset: Australian Ethical Managed Funds

Gifts

Interests

Detail Of Gifts: Two tickets to the Oz Arab Gala dinner 23 May 2025 total value$550 inc GST, gifted by Oz Arab Media

Alterations

Alteration Type: Addition · Details: Chess board given by the Australian Syrian Business Network · Created On: 2025-09-18T10:00:00Z

David Shoebridge