Anthony Chisholm is an Australian Labor Party senator for Queensland, first elected in 2016. He has served as an assistant minister in the Albanese government and previously served as Queensland Labor state secretary.
Case
The Greens proposed adding two foreign-military membership questions to Australia's incoming passenger card. Labor opposed the amendment, citing concerns about answer accuracy and implementation costs. The amendment was not included in the enacted law.
Role at the time: Australian Labor Party senator for Queensland, speaking for the government
Statement summary
Chisholm said the Labor government would not support the passenger-card amendment. He questioned whether the cards would give accurate information when it was most needed and said the likely system costs were disproportionate to the expected benefit.
“the government will not be supporting the amendments moved by the Greens to include foreign military membership”
Relative to the proposed arrival-card requirement, Chisholm expressly rejects the amendment and gives reliability and cost reasons for the government's opposition.
Statement dates: September 7, 2026
Statement dates: September 7, 2026
