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William Edward Slade Brockman (born 27 March 1970) is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for Western Australia since 2017, representing the Liberal Party. He was elected President of the Australian Senate in October 2021 following the resignation of Scott Ryan.

Prior to his appointment to the Senate, Brockman was an adviser and chief of staff for Senator Mathias Cormann, and a policy director for the Pastoralists and Graziers Association. His policy interests include agriculture, mining, trade, oil and gas, infrastructure and regional development.

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Voted for

tobacco plain packaging temporary protection visas offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work a Free Trade Agreement with China changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates reducing the corporate tax rate

Mixed / less clear

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts decreasing ABC and SBS funding offshore oil mining privatising certain government services reducing taxes for high-income earners Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin Australia's timber industry live animal export unconventional gas mining regional processing of asylum seekers increasing investment in the coal industry

Voted against

same-sex marriage equality increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace increasing funding for road infrastructure increasing fishing restrictions requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records removing children from immigration detention building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia increasing the diversity of media ownership increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship increasing transparency of big business by making information public

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Interests

Location: North Lake · Purpose For Which Owned: Residential
Location: Griffith · Purpose For Which Owned: Residential

Alterations

Alteration Type: Addition · Details: Applecross - primary residence · Created On: 2026-02-04T06:30:00Z
Alteration Type: Addition · Details: North Lake - investment · Created On: 2026-02-04T07:30:00Z
Alteration Type: Deletion · Details: North Lake - residential · Created On: 2026-02-04T07:00:00Z

Liabilities

Interests

Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on Griffiths property · Creditor: P&N Bank

Alterations

Alteration Type: Addition · Details: Mortgage on Applecross Property - P&N Bank · Created On: 2026-02-04T06:30:00Z

Savings Or Investment Accounts

Interests

Nature Of Account: Savings / Offset · Name Of Bank Institution: P&N Bank

Other Assets

Interests

Name Of Other Asset: Life Insurance
Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation

Gifts

Interests

Detail Of Gifts: Foxtel subscription at Electorate Office