Anthony Chisholm
Role at the time: Australian Labor Party senator for Queensland, speaking for the government
Condemned
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”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Senate debate on the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026, September 7David Shoebridge, 6:46 pm; Anthony Chisholm, 7:47 pm
Senate second-reading transcript containing Shoebridge's argument for foreign-military membership questions and Chisholm's response for the government.
Why we used this label
Relative to the proposed arrival-card requirement, Chisholm expressly rejects the amendment and gives reliability and cost reasons for the government's opposition.