Jonno Duniam
AustraliapoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Jonno Duniam is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party in the Senate for Tasmania. Recently in the news for supporting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's amendment to environmental laws regarding the salmon industry, Duniam has been vocal about the need to address biosecurity risks associated with Chilean salmon imports. He has positioned himself within the political landscape by attempting to leverage frustrations in the salmon industry to gain electoral advantage for the Coalition in Tasmania.
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Liberal frontbencher Jonno Duniam told The Australian if One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wanted to be prime minister, she should clear the air.
One Nation senator Tyron Whitten with $75 million tie to Snowy Hydro 2.0 denies constitutional breachAustralia· 2026-06-19
Liberal Senator Jonno Duniam demanded the government release the documents to the royal commission.
Government confirms bid to hide counter-terror details from royal commissionAustralia· 2026-05-28
Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam criticized the government's inaction against Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Albanese government outlaws Islamist group under new hate crime lawsAustralia· 2026-03-06
Jonno Duniam criticized Clare O’Neil for reading the Liberal Party election review.
Report suppresses 'lack of reflection' over 2025 lossAustralia· 2026-03-03
Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam appeared to soften his line on the women and children.
ISIS brides prepared to go to jail to get their children to AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-26
Opposition home affairs minister Jonno Duniam acknowledged the Coalition’s proposed laws could be knocked out by the High Court.
Labor MPs divided over Albanese’s stance on repatriation from SyriaAustralia· 2026-02-23
Jonno Duniam is the Coalition home affairs spokesman who stated that the opposition is willing to work with the government to prevent the group's arrival.
Coalition wants to make criminals of anyone helping families of ISIS fighters return to AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-22
Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam said it was wrong for the government to suggest all Australians are eligible to receive a passport.
Albanese declares he has ‘nothing but contempt’ for women seeking returnAustralia· 2026-02-19
Liberal senator Jonno Duniam called for the government to impose temporary exclusion orders on the women to prevent them from returning to Australia.
Albanese refuses to help Australians return from SyriaAustralia· 2026-02-17
Senators Paterson and Jonno Duniam, pivotal players in Taylor’s ascension, could get the senior roles.
Challenges Albanese to bipartisan taskforce on government spendingAustralia· 2026-02-15
Jonno Duniam was a senator and member of Sussan Ley's leadership team.
Women's network founder Charlotte Mortlock resigns amid gender quota dispute and Sussan Ley's removalAustralia· 2026-02-14
Jonno Duniam was a supporter of Hastie during the leadership discussions.
Inside the downfall of Sussan Ley and the rise of Angus TaylorAustralia· 2026-02-14
Jonno Duniam was a home affairs spokesperson who resigned from Ley’s team.
Angus Taylor challenges Sussan Ley for top jobAustralia· 2026-02-12
Jonno Duniam is a heavy hitter who resigned from the opposition frontbench.
If Angus Taylor defeats Sussan Ley, that’ll be the easy part. Reuniting the Coalition is much tougherAustralia· 2026-02-12
Jonno Duniam quit the frontbench in support of Angus Taylor.
Angus Taylor v Sussan Ley for Liberal Party leadership shapes up a box-office bombAustralia· 2026-02-12
Jonno Duniam quit frontbench.
Angus Taylor declares Liberal Party leadership intention; Sussan Ley under threat; James Paterson, Jonno Duniam quit frontbench; Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Melbourne todayAustralia· 2026-02-11
Jonno Duniam expressed uncertainty about a leadership spill occurring soon.
Angus Taylor’s supporters pushed Andrew Hastie to drop push for top jobAustralia· 2026-02-01
Jonno Duniam is a senator who attended the meeting regarding the leadership challenge.
Angus Taylor, Andrew Hastie hold secret talks in MelbourneAustralia· 2026-01-29
Jonno Duniam is an influential frontbencher likely to support Andrew Hastie.
Sussan Ley digs in as Andrew Hastie supporters hit the phonesAustralia· 2026-01-23
Jonno Duniam is a senior Liberal frontbencher who called on Coalition senators to vote with Labor.
Behind Sussan Ley, David Littleproud’s row that ended Liberals, Nationals unityAustralia· 2026-01-23
Jonno Duniam is one of the shadow ministers who briefed the Nationals-only meetings.
Coalition split as Nationals leave Liberals; David Littleproud blames Sussan Ley for riftAustralia· 2026-01-22The Liberal leader has been directly attacked by Littleproud again and key right-wingers such as Jonno Duniam, Michaelia Cash and James Paterson are fully backing her actions.
David Littleproud threatens to end alliance if Sussan Ley remains leaderAustralia· 2026-01-22
Jonno Duniam is a right-wing Liberal who supported the Coalition's stance on the hate-speech laws.
Nationals frontbench quit shadow cabinet en masse after hate-speech law split in CoalitionAustralia· 2026-01-21Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam expressed concern that the crackdown would drive the group to go underground or rebrand.
What is in the ombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill?Australia· 2026-01-14
Among the MPs with concerns include frontbenchers Angus Taylor, Jonno Duniam and right-wingers Andrew Hastie, Michaelia Cash, Ben Small and Garth Hamilton.
Free speech fears fire up Coalition resistanceAustralia· 2026-01-14
Jonno Duniam described the disbandment of the NSN as a welcome development.
Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network to disband after federal crackdown on hate groupsAustralia· 2026-01-13
Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam warned that tougher rules would not prevent future antisemitic attacks.
Albanese to take campaign bush as Nationals revolt exposes rural divideAustralia· 2025-12-24
Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam said a state-based investigation would not go far enough to investigate the national organisations charged with protecting Australians.
Albanese backs state-based royal commission as Coalition calls for federal investigationAustralia· 2025-12-20
By Tuesday, her home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam refused to endorse the idea of changes without seeing the detail.
John Howard’s criticism of Anthony Albanese’s leadership is unjustifiedAustralia· 2025-12-17
Opposition home affairs spokesperson Jonno Duniam said the opposition would 'see the detail' of proposed gun controls before it took a position.
Gun law loopholes to be closed in national firearm crackdownAustralia· 2025-12-16
