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Devanand Noel "Dave" Sharma (born 1975) is an Australian politician and former public servant and diplomat who has served as Senator for New South Wales since November 2023. Prior to that, he served as the member for Wentworth in the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022, when he lost the seat to independent challenger Allegra Spender. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

He previously served as head of the International Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2010–2012) and as Ambassador to Israel (2013–2017). His appointment to the latter post, at the age of 37, made him one of Australia's youngest ambassadors and the second Australian ambassador of Indian heritage.

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Voted for

temporary protection visas decreasing availability of welfare payments putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial protecting citizens' privacy maintaining or increasing defence spending drug testing welfare recipients privatising certain government services nuclear energy a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Temporary Exclusion Orders increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

Mixed / less clear

increasing the cost of humanities degrees a character test for Australian visas increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws compulsory income management for welfare recipients increasing accessibility of government data and documents political intervention in research funding grants unconventional gas mining prioritising religious freedom speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) reproductive bodily autonomy placing the CFMEU into administration

Voted against

restricting foreign ownership increasing investment in renewable energy more scrutiny of intelligence services & police increasing funding for university education increasing the age pension increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites increasing freedom of political communication creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission public transport more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers

Recent Votes – Current Parliament

The 10 most recent “Aye” and “No” votes recorded in the Australian Parliament's own division records this term, sourced directly from aph.gov.au independently of the voting-record data above.

Most recent Aye votes

2026-10-15 – Order for production of documents—Minister for Indigenous Australians—Question time briefs (Indigenous Affairs)
2026-10-15 – Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-10-15 – Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Immigration/Border)
2026-10-15 – Taxation of trusts (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-10-14 – Reference to Environment and Communications Legislation Committee (Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026) (Climate/Environment)
2026-10-14 – Compliance with order for production of documents—Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program (Infrastructure/Transport/Energy)
2026-10-14 – Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026—Discharge from Notice Paper (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-10-14 – Order for production of documents—Australian Broadcasting Corporation—Race Around the World program (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-10-13 – Compliance with orders for production of documents (Government Accountability)
2026-10-13 – Order for production of documents—2026 Census (Government Accountability)

Most recent No votes

2026-10-14 – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Aged Care/Disability)
2026-10-12 – Urgency motion - cost-of-living relief - publicly owned supermarkets (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-09-17 – Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 (Defence/National Security)
2026-09-15 – Introduction of Red Lines Package Omnibus Bill 2026
2026-09-10 – Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-09-10 – Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-09-10 – Consideration of Statute Update Bill 2026
2026-09-07 – Coal and gas projects (Infrastructure/Transport/Energy)
2026-08-20 – Cash Distribution Framework Bill 2026; Cash Distribution Framework (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-08-19 – Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Interests

Location: Sydney NSW · Purpose For Which Owned: Residence

Share Holdings

Interests

Name Of Company: Sharma Family Company Pty Ltd

Trusts

Interests

Name Of Company: Sharma Family Trust · Nature: Investment · Interest: Joint beneficiary · Type: trustee
Name Of Company: Sharma Family Trust · Nature: Investment · Interest: Joint beneficiary · Type: beneficiary

Liabilities

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Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residence · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank

Investments

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Type Of Investment: Managed funds · Body Of Which Investment Is Held: Netwealth, Perennial, Wingate, Our Innovation Fund, Kelly Partners Investment Fund

Savings Or Investment Accounts

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Nature Of Account: Savings accounts · Name Of Bank Institution: ING, CBA, HSBC

Other Assets

Interests

Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation account

Other Income

Interests

Name Of Income: Investment income

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