Senator Alan Eggleston

Committee work usually accounts for more of a Senators time than sitting in the parliamentary chamber.

The Australian Senate, like the United States’ Senate, has a very powerful committee system.

Senate Committees

Senator Eggleston is the Deputy Chair of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee and Chair of the Senate Economics References Committee.

Joint Committees

There are also joint committees made up of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives.

Senator Eggleston is a member of the joint Migration Committee.

Please follow this link to look at some of the various Inquiries that Senator Eggleston has been involved in over the past few years;