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((Short description|Australian politician and diplomat (born 1975)))
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((Infobox officeholder
|honorific_prefix     = [[Australian Senate|Senator]]
| name                = Dave Sharma
| honorific_suffix    = 
| birth_name          = Devanand Noel Sharma
| image               = Dave Sharma (1).jpg
| alt                 = Dave Sharma in April 2013
| order               = 
| title               = [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[New South Wales]]
| term_start          = 30 November 2023
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Marise Payne]]
| successor           = 
| constituency_MP1    = [[Division of Wentworth|Wentworth]]
| term_start1         = 18 May 2019
| term_end1           = 21 May 2022
| predecessor1        = [[Kerryn Phelps]] 
| successor1          = [[Allegra Spender]]
| parliament1         = Australian
| office2             = [[List of ambassadors of Australia to Israel|Ambassador of Australia to Israel]]
| nominator2          = [[Bob Carr]]
| term_start2         = 16 May 2013
| term_end2           = 19 June 2017
| predecessor2        = [[Andrea Faulkner]]
| successor2          = [[Chris Cannan]]
| birth_date          = ((birth date and age|df=yes|1975|12|21))
| birth_place         = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| nationality         = Australian
| spouse              = Rachel Lord
| party               = [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref name=BTArticle>((cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/it-won-t-be-a-clash-of-dynasties-for-wentworth-20180825-p4zzpn.html|title=It won't be a clash of dynasties for Wentworth|work=Brisbane Times|date=26 August 2018|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150049/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/it-won-t-be-a-clash-of-dynasties-for-wentworth-20180825-p4zzpn.html|url-status=live))</ref>
| alma_mater          = ((unbulleted list|[[University of Cambridge]]|[[Deakin University]]))
| profession          = Public servant<br/>Diplomat<br/>Politician
| religion            = 
| signature           = 
| signature_alt       = 
| website             = ((URL | https://www.davesharma.com.au/))
| footnotes           = 
))

'''Devanand Noel''' "'''Dave'''" '''Sharma''' (born 21 December 1975) is an Australian politician and former public servant and diplomat who has served as [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for New South Wales since November 2023. Prior to that, he served as the member for [[Division of Wentworth|Wentworth]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] from [[2019 Australian federal election|2019]] to [[2022 Australian federal election|2022]], when he lost the seat to independent challenger [[Allegra Spender]]. He is a member of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].

He previously served as head of the International Division of the [[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]] (2010–2012)<ref name=DFAT-CV>((cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Dave Sharma: Australian Ambassador to Israel |url=http://israel.embassy.gov.au/tavv/aboutus.html |type=CV |location=Tel Aviv, Israel |publisher=Australian Embassy in Israel |agency=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |date=June 2015 |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306133200/https://israel.embassy.gov.au/tavv/aboutus.html |url-status=live )) [http://israel.embassy.gov.au/files/tavv/Dave%20Sharma%20CV%20-%20June%2015.doc Direct download] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316172504/http://israel.embassy.gov.au/files/tavv/Dave%20Sharma%20CV%20-%20June%2015.doc |date=16 March 2016 )) (Word 2003)</ref> and as [[List of Australian Ambassadors to Israel|Ambassador to Israel]] (2013–2017).<ref name=dfat>((cite web |url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/homs/il.html |title=Ambassador to Israel |author=<!--DFAT--> |website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110232250/http://www.dfat.gov.au/homs/il.html |url-status=dead ))</ref> His appointment to the latter post, at the age of 37, made him one of Australia's youngest ambassadors and the second Australian ambassador of Indian heritage.<ref name=herald />

==Early life and education==
Sharma was born in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]] in 1975. His father is a [[Trinidadians and Tobagonians|Trinidadian]] of [[India]]n heritage and his mother was from Sydney.<ref name=herald>((cite news |author=<!--admin--> |title=Australia's youngest Ambassador is of Indian Heritage |url=http://indianherald.com.au/australian-news/australias-youngest-ambassador-is-of-indian-heritage/5471/ |newspaper=Indian Herald |location=Australia |date=29 May 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725201336/http://indianherald.com.au/australian-news/australias-youngest-ambassador-is-of-indian-heritage/5471|archive-date=25 July 2013))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/locals-send-a-message-stop-the-fighting-and-govern/news-story/a520678b04b85e6f0220cae1a1ca526d |title=Locals send a message: stop the fighting and govern |first1=Andrew |last1=Clennell |first2=Olivia |last2=Caisley |date=24 August 2018 |work=The Australian |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930184111/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/locals-send-a-message-stop-the-fighting-and-govern/news-story/a520678b04b85e6f0220cae1a1ca526d |url-status=live ))</ref> His family moved to [[Turramurra]] in Sydney, in 1979.<ref name= herald /> Sharma's mother died of breast cancer, and he was raised by his father.<ref>((cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Anne |title=Wentworth byelection: Dave Sharma and his battle to make voters forget Turnbull |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/25/wentworth-byelection-dave-sharma-and-his-battle-to-make-voters-forget-turnbull |access-date=25 September 2018 |work=Guardian Australia |date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925211019/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/25/wentworth-byelection-dave-sharma-and-his-battle-to-make-voters-forget-turnbull |url-status=live ))</ref>

Sharma attended secondary school at [[Turramurra High School]] in Sydney. He matriculated in 1993 with the highest possible [[Tertiary Entrance Rank]] of 100.<ref name=telegraph>((cite news |last=Murray |first=Oliver |date=23 May 2013 |title=Building ties and sharing knowledge Dave Sharma Australia's new ambassador to Israel |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/building-ties-and-sharing-knowledge-dave-sharma-australias-new-ambassador-to-israel/story-fngr8h9d-1226649398637 |newspaper=North Shore Times |location=North Shore Region, New South Wales |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=21 November 2013 ))</ref>

Sharma studied a [[Bachelor of Arts]]<ref name=dfat/> at [[Cambridge University]] between 1994 and 1997. He initially studied [[natural science]]s but transferred to law in 1995 (his second year) and graduated in law with [[first class honours]].<ref name=timesofindia>((cite news |author=<!--PTI--> |title=Indian-origin Australian appointed envoy to Israel |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-02/nri-achievers/39690676_1_israel-sydney-ambassador |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611045521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-02/nri-achievers/39690676_1_israel-sydney-ambassador |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |date=2 June 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013))</ref><ref name=indiandiaspora-convo>((cite news|last1=Bhandari|first1=Neena|title=The 'novelty' of being an Australian diplomat of Indian heritage|url=http://theindiandiaspora.com/news-details/conversations/primary_news/the-%60novelty%E2%80%99-of-being-an-australian-diplomat-of-indian-heritage.htm|access-date=12 December 2015|work=The Indian Diaspora|date=3 June 2015|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112171530/http://theindiandiaspora.com/news-details/conversations/primary_news/the-%60novelty%E2%80%99-of-being-an-australian-diplomat-of-indian-heritage.htm|url-status=live))</ref><ref name=jwire-2013-06-02>((cite news |author=<!--J-Wire Staff--> |title=Our man in Tel Aviv |url=http://www.jwire.com.au/our-man-in-tel-aviv-2/ |newspaper=[[J-Wire]] |date=2 June 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808172151/http://www.jwire.com.au/our-man-in-tel-aviv-2/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name="jwire-2013-08-06">((cite news|title=Meet our man in Tel Aviv – progress report|url=http://www.jwire.com.au/meet-our-man-in-tel-aviv-progress-report/|access-date=6 March 2016|work=[[J-Wire]]|date=6 August 2013|archive-date=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165828/http://www.jwire.com.au/meet-our-man-in-tel-aviv-progress-report/|url-status=live))</ref> He then returned to Sydney and studied medicine at [[Sydney Medical School]].<ref name=indiandiaspora-convo/> Following a year of studying medicine, he began working as a [[public servant]] for the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] and completed a master's degree in [[International Relations]] through [[Deakin University]].<ref name=timesofindia/><ref name=herald />

Sharma was one of seven Liberal MPs in the [[46th Parliament of Australia]] who have obtained degrees at an [[Oxbridge]] or [[Ivy League]] university, the others being [[Alan Tudge]], [[Angus Taylor (politician)|Angus Taylor]], [[Andrew Laming]], [[Josh Frydenberg]], [[Greg Hunt]] and [[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]].<ref>((cite web |title=Pathways to Parliament |url=https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2021/careers-before-politics/ |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120134942/https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2021/careers-before-politics/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Dave Sharma on peacekeeping duties in Bougainville.jpg|left|thumb|Sharma on [[peacekeeping]] duties in [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]].]]

===Public sector===
Sharma began working for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 1999<ref name=indiandiaspora-convo /> and held posts both in Australia and overseas. From 2004 to 2006 he served as the legal adviser to Foreign Affairs Minister [[Alexander Downer]] and was then appointed to the [[Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.|Australian Embassy in Washington]] from 2006 until 2009.<ref name=DFAT-CV/><ref name=dfat />

Sharma held appointments at the Australian High Commission to [[Papua New Guinea]] in [[Port Moresby]], and as a senior civilian adviser with the [[Peace Monitoring Group]] on [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]].<ref name=dfat />

[[File:Ambassador Dave Sharma and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.jpg|thumb|Dave Sharma with then [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu|Netanyahu]].]] [[File:Ambassador Dave Sharma addresses Anzac Day service in Jerusalem.jpg|thumb|Dave Sharma appearing at [[Mount Scopus]] as the Australian Ambassador to [[Israel]].]]

From 2010 to 2012 Sharma was the head of the International Division in the [[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]. He advised the Prime Minister [[Julia Gillard]] during [[G-20 major economies#Summits|G-20 summits]] (including as the Prime Minister's [[Sherpa (emissary)|sous-sherpa]]) and [[East Asia Summit|East Asia summits]] and was involved in international diplomatic events which occurred in Australia including the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011|Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] in October 2011 and during US President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama during 2011#November|visit]] to Australia in November 2011.<ref name=DFAT-CV/>

Sharma served as the Assistant Secretary, responsible<ref name=Marles-hansard>((cite web|last1=Marles|first1=Richard|author-link1=Richard Marles|title=Statements on Indulgence: Australia's Seat on the United Nations Security Council|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2Ff3460e8f-bde4-4fc5-8d67-52fdc5190016%2F0282;orderBy=_fragment_number,doc_date-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansardr80%20Date%3A30%2F10%2F2012;rec=0;resCount=Default|website=[[Hansard#Australia|Hansard]]|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=12 December 2015|ref=Marles-Hansard|location=Canberra|date=30 October 2012|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707004755/https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber/hansardr/f3460e8f-bde4-4fc5-8d67-52fdc5190016/0282;orderBy=_fragment_number,doc_date-rev;page=0;query=Dataset:hansardr,hansardr80%20Date:30/10/2012;rec=0;resCount=Default|url-status=live))</ref> for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Africa Branch between 2012 and 2013.<ref name=dfat /> In November 2012, Sharma led a visit to [[Abuja|Abuja, Nigeria]] and participated in talks with the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Security Adviser as well as with officials from the [[Economic Community of West African States]].<ref name=AussieNews>((cite news|author1=<!-- Staff writers -->|title=Senior officials visit Abuja|url=http://nigeria.highcommission.gov.au/files/aaja/Aussie%20News%20Issue%205_February%202013%20FINAL%20small.pdf|access-date=12 December 2015|work=Aussie News|agency=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|issue=5|publisher=Australian High Commission in Nigeria|date=February 2013|location=[[Abuja]]|page=7|archive-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325020230/http://nigeria.highcommission.gov.au/files/aaja/Aussie%20News%20Issue%205_February%202013%20FINAL%20small.pdf|url-status=live))</ref>

Sharma was appointed the ambassador to Israel by the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]], [[Bob Carr]], on 16 May 2013<ref>((cite press release |url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2013/bc_mr_130516.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211195825/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2013/bc_mr_130516.html |archive-date=11 February 2014|title=Ambassador to Israel|date=16 May 2013|first=Bob|last=Carr|author-link=Bob Carr|publisher=Australian Government))</ref><ref name=jpost>((cite news |last=Herb |first=Keinon |title=Diplomat Dave Sharma named as new Aussie envoy |url=http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Diplomat-Dave-Sharma-named-as-new-Aussie-envoy-313321 |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |location=Jerusalem, Israel |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=16 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214321/http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Diplomat-Dave-Sharma-named-as-new-Aussie-envoy-313321 |url-status=live ))</ref> replacing [[Andrea Faulkner]].<ref name=jwire-2013-05-16>((cite news |author=<!--J-Wire Staff--> |title=Australia appoints new ambassador to Israel |url=http://www.jwire.com.au/australia-appoints-a-new-ambassador-to-israel/ |newspaper=[[J-Wire]] |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=16 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214300/http://www.jwire.com.au/australia-appoints-a-new-ambassador-to-israel/ |url-status=live ))</ref> Sharma presented his credentials to [[President of Israel|Israeli President]] [[Shimon Peres]] on 8 August 2013.<ref name=jwire-2013-08-09>((cite news |author=<!--J-Wire Staff--> |title=Getting to know you... |url=http://www.jwire.com.au/getting-to-know-you-4/ |newspaper=[[J-Wire]] |date=9 August 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913000112/https://www.jwire.com.au/getting-to-know-you-4/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

While in Israel, Sharma and his wife Rachel visited casualties of the [[Syrian civil war]] in the [[Ziv Medical Center]] in [[Zefat]]. This visit made him the first international representative to visit casualties of the war.<ref name=jwire-2013-08-29>((cite news |author=<!--J-Wire Staff--> |title=Australian ambassador visits Syrian patients in Israeli hospital |url=http://www.jwire.com.au/australian-ambassador-visits-syrian-patients-in-israeli-hospital/ |newspaper=[[J-Wire]] |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143057/http://www.jwire.com.au/australian-ambassador-visits-syrian-patients-in-israeli-hospital/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

In May 2014, Sharma caused a diplomatic incident by meeting with the Israeli Housing and Construction Minister, Uri Ariel, in Israeli government offices located in occupied East Jerusalem, resulting in a formal complaint from the chief Palestinian UN negotiator to [[Julie Bishop]], the then Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, that the meeting may be deemed as "aiding and abetting … illegal Israeli policies". Australia rejected these complaints, saying the meeting did not alter its position regarding the status of Jerusalem and the need to resolve this through direct negotiations.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/bishop-rebuked-over-envoys-east-jerusalem-visit-20140516-38fhn.html|title=Bishop rebuked over envoy's East Jerusalem visit|author=Daniel Flitton|date=17 May 2014|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=1 October 2018|archive-date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031238/https://www.smh.com.au/national/bishop-rebuked-over-envoys-east-jerusalem-visit-20140516-38fhn.html|url-status=live))</ref>

In April 2017, Julie Bishop announced that [[Chris Cannan]] would succeed Sharma as Ambassador to Israel in mid-2017. Cannan began his appointment as ambassador on 19 June 2017.<ref name=new-release>((cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Ambassador to Israel |url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/jb_mr_170412.aspx |publisher=Australian Government |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151021/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/jb_mr_170412.aspx |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name=Tweet-first_day>((cite tweet |user=@AusAmbIsrael |number=876819433309835264 |date=19 June 2017 |title=Our new ambassador, Chris Cannan, has hit the ground running.))</ref>

===Private sector===
((As of|2018)) Sharma was chairman of Shekel Brainweigh Ltd, an Israeli technology company.<ref name="shekel-brainweigh">((cite web |title=Shekel Brainweigh |url=https://www.onmarket.com.au/offers/shekel-brainweigh-ltd/ |website=OnMarket |access-date=4 October 2018 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004154943/https://www.onmarket.com.au/offers/shekel-brainweigh-ltd/ |url-status=live ))</ref> He was reported to be helping a number of other Israeli technology companies to enter the Australian market.<ref name="helping-israel-tech-companies">((cite news |last1=Redrup |first1=Yolanda |title=Dave Sharma's Shekel Brainweigh readies to list despite listed tech declines |url=https://www.afr.com/business/dave-sharmas-shekel-brainweigh-readies-to-list-despite-listed-tech-declines-20181119-h181nn |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=Australian Financial Review |issue=19 November 2018 |publisher=Fairfax Network |date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121336/https://www.afr.com/business/dave-sharmas-shekel-brainweigh-readies-to-list-despite-listed-tech-declines-20181119-h181nn |url-status=live ))</ref>

===Federal politics===

==== 2018 Wentworth by-election ====
Following the August 2018 resignation of former prime minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]],<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.afr.com/news/politics/election/malcolm-turnbull-formally-resigns-forces-byelection-20180831-h14rte? |title=Malcolm Turnbull formally resigns, forces byelection |first1=Ronald |last1=Mizen |first2=Aaron |last2=Patrick |date=31 August 2018 |work=[[Australian Financial Review]] |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831101658/https://www.afr.com/news/politics/election/malcolm-turnbull-formally-resigns-forces-byelection-20180831-h14rte |url-status=live ))</ref> Sharma was selected as the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] candidate for the resulting [[2018 Wentworth by-election|Wentworth by-election]], defeating [[Scott Morrison|Prime Minister Scott Morrison's]] preferred candidate.<ref>((cite web |date=13 September 2018 |title=Dave Sharma wins Liberal preselection to stand in seat vacated by Malcolm Turnbull |url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/14/dave-sharma-wins-liberal-preselection-to-stand-in-seat-vacated-by-malcolm-turnbull |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531133914/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/14/dave-sharma-wins-liberal-preselection-to-stand-in-seat-vacated-by-malcolm-turnbull |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-overruled-as-sharma-wins-wentworth-preselection-20180913-p503ns.html|title=Morrison overruled as Sharma wins Wentworth preselection|first=Alexandra|last=Smith|date=13 September 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=15 September 2018|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084613/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-overruled-as-sharma-wins-wentworth-preselection-20180913-p503ns.html|url-status=live))</ref>

Sharma contested the Wentworth by-election against a field of 15 other candidates with [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate [[Kerryn Phelps]], a former [[City of Sydney|City of Sydney Councillor]] and [[Australian Medical Association|AMA]] President, widely regarded as Sharma's most serious competitor.<ref>((cite web |title=2018 Wentworth by-election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wentworth-by-election-2018/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ABC News |archive-date=25 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031055/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wentworth-by-election-2018/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

Phelps would go on to win the Wentworth by-election with 51.22% of the [[Two-candidate preferred|TCP]] vote, defeating Sharma after favourable preference flows.<ref>((cite web |last=scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street |first=Canberra |title=House of Representatives division information |url=https://results.aec.gov.au/22844/Website/HouseDivisionPage-22844-152.htm |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Australian Electoral Commission |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305171605/https://results.aec.gov.au/22844/Website/HouseDivisionPage-22844-152.htm |url-status=live ))</ref><!-- The inclusion of this photo has been discussed on the talk page-->
[[File:Wentworth by-election Dave Sharma attracts some -StopAdani volunteers on election day 20 October 2018 (45387618852).jpg|thumb|Sharma holding a press conference during the [[2018 Wentworth by-election]], surrounded by [[Greenpeace Australia Pacific#Stop Adani|Stop Adani]] protesters|right]]
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==== 2019 election ====
Sharma was again pre-selected to run as the Liberal candidate for Wentworth at the [[2019 Australian federal election]],<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/01/dave-sharma-to-run-for-wentworth-as-polls-predict-setback-for-coalition-in-nsw|title=Dave Sharma to run for Wentworth as polls predict setback for Coalition in NSW|last1=Henriques-Gomes|first1=Luke|date=1 December 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201070903/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/01/dave-sharma-to-run-for-wentworth-as-polls-predict-setback-for-coalition-in-nsw|url-status=live))</ref> and was successful in winning the seat from Phelps with 51.31% of the TCP vote.<ref>((cite web |last=scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street |first=Canberra |title=House of Representatives division information |url=https://results.aec.gov.au/24310/Website/HouseDivisionPage-24310-152.htm |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Australian Electoral Commission |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305165334/https://results.aec.gov.au/24310/Website/HouseDivisionPage-24310-152.htm |url-status=live ))</ref>

Sharma is a member of the [[Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)|Moderate/Modern Liberal faction]] of the Liberal Party.<ref>((cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 March 2021 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322020317/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |url-status=live ))</ref>

On 10 February 2020, Sharma moved a bipartisan motion in the House of Representatives with Labor MP [[Josh Burns (politician)|Josh Burns]] calling for the immediate extradition of alleged pedophile [[Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal|Malka Leifer]] from Israel, having developed an interest in the case during his term as Australia's ambassador to Israel.<ref name="sbs.com.au">((cite web |title=Liberal and Labor MPs unite to call for Malka Leifer to be extradited |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/liberal-and-labor-mps-unite-to-call-for-malka-leifer-to-be-extradited/y5cshleiy |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=SBS News |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304033839/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/liberal-and-labor-mps-unite-to-call-for-malka-leifer-to-be-extradited/y5cshleiy |url-status=live ))</ref> Australia had first issued an extradition request in 2014 after Leifer had fled to Israel in 2008 following allegations that she had raped and abused students while serving as Principal of the orthodox Adass Israel School.<ref name="sbs.com.au"/> Leifer's legal representatives argued that she was medically unfit to travel thereby delaying the extradition process for many years however in September 2020 the [[Supreme Court of Israel]] ruled that Leifer was fit to stand trial.<ref>((cite news |date=2 September 2020 |title=Israel's Supreme Court rejects Malka Leifer's appeal against Australian extradition |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-02/malka-leifer-israel-supreme-court-australia-extradition/12623652 |access-date=4 March 2022 |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304033841/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-02/malka-leifer-israel-supreme-court-australia-extradition/12623652 |url-status=live ))</ref> Leifer was extradited to Australia on 25 January 2021.<ref>((cite web |date=25 January 2021 |title=Malka Leifer departs Israel for Australia to face 74 counts of child sexual abuse in Victoria |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/malka-leifer-departs-israel-for-australia-to-face-74-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-victoria |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230417/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/malka-leifer-departs-israel-for-australia-to-face-74-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-victoria |url-status=live ))</ref>

On [[International Women's Day]] 2021, Sharma was criticised for handing out flowers to women while the [[Morrison government]] faced ongoing scrutiny over how it had handled [[2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations|allegations of rape and sexual misconduct by government ministers and staffers]]. The gesture was seen by some as "failing to read the room", and was held up as evidence of the government being out of touch on women's rights issues.<ref>((cite web|date=8 March 2021|title=Liberal MP Dave Sharma marks International Women's Day by giving flowers to female commuters|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/08/liberal-mp-dave-sharma-marks-international-womens-day-by-giving-flowers-to-female-commuters|access-date=5 April 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414032029/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/08/liberal-mp-dave-sharma-marks-international-womens-day-by-giving-flowers-to-female-commuters|url-status=live))</ref>

Sharma was criticised for allegations of [[insider trading]], where it is alleged he bought shares of [[QANTAS]] before it was announced they would received a rescue package and also for purchasing shares of [[CSL Limited]] before they were awarded the tender for production of the [[AstraZeneca]] Covid 19 Vaccine.<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.investsmart.com.au/investment-news/in-trading-the-science-shows-mps-dont-beat-the-market/150258 |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213114715/https://www.investsmart.com.au/investment-news/in-trading-the-science-shows-mps-dont-beat-the-market/150258 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/09/01/dave-sharma-talent-for-picking-tech-stocks/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213114714/https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/09/01/dave-sharma-talent-for-picking-tech-stocks/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.democrats.org.au/rort-watch/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417053936/https://www.democrats.org.au/rort-watch/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/greg-hunt-says-government-wouldve-picked-pfizer-if-they-hadnt-all-just-bought-csl-shares/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213114716/https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/greg-hunt-says-government-wouldve-picked-pfizer-if-they-hadnt-all-just-bought-csl-shares/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

On 26 October 2021, Prime Minister Morrison announced that the Australian Government would commit to a [[net-zero emissions]] target by 2050, effectively ending a decade long political impasse on the issue.<ref>((cite news |last=Packham |first=Colin |date=26 October 2021 |title=Australia adopts target of net zero emissions by 2050 but won't legislate goal |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/australia-unveil-2050-net-zero-target-ahead-un-climate-summit-2021-10-26/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304035341/https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/australia-unveil-2050-net-zero-target-ahead-un-climate-summit-2021-10-26/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web |date=26 October 2021 |title=Australia commits to 2050 net zero emissions plan but with no detail and no modelling |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/26/scott-morrison-says-australia-2050-net-zero-emissions-plan-based-on-choices-not-mandates |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304033841/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/26/scott-morrison-says-australia-2050-net-zero-emissions-plan-based-on-choices-not-mandates |url-status=live ))</ref>  In the months leading up to this announcement, Sharma made several media appearances making the case for Australia to adopt a net-zero target.<ref>((cite web |date=19 October 2021 |title=Liberal MP Dave Sharma claims climate wars are coming to an end |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/liberal-mp-dave-sharma-climate-wars-net-zero/13592420 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=ABC Radio National |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304035341/https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/liberal-mp-dave-sharma-climate-wars-net-zero/13592420 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((Cite news |last=Macdonald |first=Emily |date=21 October 2021 |title=Dave Sharma: lock in net zero 2050 emissions before Glasgow |work=Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/environment/dave-sharma-lock-in-net-2050-zero-emissions-before-glasgow/news-story/fc527de460c211c9ca0bf097a8a9f34a |access-date=4 March 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930184154/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/environment/dave-sharma-lock-in-net-2050-zero-emissions-before-glasgow/news-story/fc527de460c211c9ca0bf097a8a9f34a |url-status=live ))</ref> Sharma was named in media reports as one of several moderates within the Liberal Party agitating for the Government to commit to a such target by 2050.<ref>((cite web |last=Crowe |first=David |date=28 October 2021 |title=Secret Liberal group pushed for net zero to halt the Nationals |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/secret-liberal-group-pushed-for-net-zero-to-halt-the-nationals-20211028-p593zp.html |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304033839/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/secret-liberal-group-pushed-for-net-zero-to-halt-the-nationals-20211028-p593zp.html |url-status=live ))</ref>

On 10 February 2022, Sharma [[crossed the floor]] with four other Liberal MPs to include protection for transgender students in the government's modifications to the [[Sex Discrimination Act 1984|Sex Discrimination Act]].<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-10/religious-discrimination-bill-transgender-protection-explained/100818484 | title=The government lost a dramatic showdown on religious discrimination laws overnight. So what happened? | date=10 February 2022 | last=Evans | first=Jake | publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] | access-date=10 February 2022 | archive-date=10 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210011518/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-10/religious-discrimination-bill-transgender-protection-explained/100818484 | url-status=live ))</ref>

==== 2022 election ====
At the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]] Sharma faced an independent challenge from businesswoman [[Allegra Spender]], who is part of a noteworthy family of politicians, and part of a broader movement of [[teal independents]] during this election. During the campaign Sharma dropped the Liberal party logo from his advertising and changed the colour scheme for some of his material from the traditional Liberal blue to teal, the colour being used by his opponent.<ref>((Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title='I've always been on the blue spectrum': Dave Sharma denies mimicking independent rival's colour scheme |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/11/ive-alway-been-on-the-blue-spectrum-dave-sharma-denies-mimicking-independent-rivals-colour-scheme |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311051130/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/11/ive-alway-been-on-the-blue-spectrum-dave-sharma-denies-mimicking-independent-rivals-colour-scheme |url-status=live ))</ref> Sharma lost the 2022 election to independent candidate Allegra Spender. Spender won decisively with 54% of the two-party preferred vote.

==== 2023 Senate pre-selection ====
Sharma was selected by the Liberal Party to fill the vacancy in the Senate caused by the resignation of [[Marise Payne]].<ref name=senatespot/> He was one of ten candidates to nominate for the position, beating out the likes of former [[Australian Capital Territory]] senator [[Zed Seselja]] and former New South Wales state minister for transport [[Andrew Constance]], both of whom were endorsed by party leader [[Peter Dutton]].<ref name=senatespot>((cite news|last=Remeikis|first=Amy|date=26 November 2023|title=Moderate Dave Sharma wins NSW Liberal Senate spot after beating both Peter Dutton-endorsed candidates|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/26/moderate-dave-sharma-wins-nsw-liberal-senate-spot-after-beating-both-peter-dutton-endorsed-candidates|work=The Guardian|location=|access-date=26 November 2023|archive-date=26 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126071151/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/26/moderate-dave-sharma-wins-nsw-liberal-senate-spot-after-beating-both-peter-dutton-endorsed-candidates|url-status=live))</ref> He was appointed to the Senate in a joint sitting of the [[Parliament of New South Wales|New South Wales parliament]] on 30&nbsp;November 2023.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardFull.aspx#/DateDisplay/HANSARD-1820781676-94354/HANSARD-1820781676-94412|title=Legislative Council Hansard - 30 November 2023 - Election of a Senator|date=30 November 2023|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113051819/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardFull.aspx#/DateDisplay/HANSARD-1820781676-94354/HANSARD-1820781676-94412|url-status=live))</ref>

==Views==
Sharma advocates for Australia to do more to mitigate global climate change.<ref name="Davies 20184">((cite web | last=Davies | first=Anne | title=Wentworth byelection: Dave Sharma and his battle to make voters forget Turnbull | website=the Guardian | date=September 25, 2018 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/25/wentworth-byelection-dave-sharma-and-his-battle-to-make-voters-forget-turnbull | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=17 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217185132/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/25/wentworth-byelection-dave-sharma-and-his-battle-to-make-voters-forget-turnbull | url-status=live ))</ref> He said the [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal–National Coalition]] should have attempted to persuade [[Donald Trump]] to have the United States rejoin the [[Paris Agreement]] and that it should push other countries to meet their targets under the agreement.<ref name="Koziol 20192">((cite web | last=Koziol | first=Michael | title='We should be doing more': Liberal candidate Dave Sharma breaks ranks on climate change | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=February 25, 2019 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-should-be-doing-more-liberal-candidate-dave-sharma-breaks-ranks-on-climate-change-20190225-p50zzz.html | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=31 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531092449/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-should-be-doing-more-liberal-candidate-dave-sharma-breaks-ranks-on-climate-change-20190225-p50zzz.html | url-status=live ))</ref> In 2020, he opposed a government plan that would have provided federal funding to coal power plants.<ref name="Murphy 2020">((cite web | last=Murphy | first=Katharine | title=Two moderate Liberal MPs say government should not back new coal plants | website=the Guardian | date=February 10, 2020 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/10/two-moderate-liberal-mps-say-government-should-not-back-new-coal-plants | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=27 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427102518/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/10/two-moderate-liberal-mps-say-government-should-not-back-new-coal-plants | url-status=live ))</ref> Sharma opposed electric car mandates that he felt were too totalitarian or communist.<ref name="Koziol 2019">((cite web | last=Koziol | first=Michael | title=Labor's electric car policy likened to pink batts fiasco by Liberal MPs Dave Sharma, Tim Wilson | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=April 8, 2019 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-pink-batts-all-over-again-moderate-liberal-mps-join-pile-on-over-soviet-electric-car-policy-20190408-p51c25.html | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=14 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414210603/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-pink-batts-all-over-again-moderate-liberal-mps-join-pile-on-over-soviet-electric-car-policy-20190408-p51c25.html | url-status=live ))</ref>

Sharma encourages Australia to engage in "political warfare," such as disinformation campaigns, voting interference, and gathering military intelligence, in countries that pose a threat to Australia.<ref name="theaustralianviews"/> He used Israel's covert intelligence organization as an example, though he opposes the assassinations Israel's covert operations are known for.<ref name="theaustralianviews"/> He argues this form of statecraft is necessary due to similar efforts by other countries to interfere with Australia's elections and to spread propaganda in Australia.<ref name="theaustralianviews">((cite news|title=Political warfare: call to arms|newspaper=The Australian|date=December 30, 2019|page=1))</ref> Sharma started advocating for these tactics after the United States started targeting Russian politicians with negative campaigns in response to [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]].<ref name="theaustralianviews"/>

Sharma said Australia needs to invest more in its military. He argues the influence the United States historically used to secure international peace is fading.<ref name="Lawson 2019">((cite web | last=Lawson | first=Kirsten | title=Australia must carve its own way without US | website=The Canberra Times | date=July 25, 2019 | url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6291834/australia-must-carve-its-own-way-without-us/ | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=31 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531212455/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6291834/australia-must-carve-its-own-way-without-us/ | url-status=live ))</ref> He wants Australia to increase the 2% of GDP it spends on its military.<ref name="Patrick 2019">((cite web | last=Patrick | first=Aaron | title=The man filling Malcolm Turnbull's shoes | website=Australian Financial Review | date=May 31, 2019 | url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-man-filling-malcolm-turnbull-s-shoes-20190530-p51svi | access-date=August 23, 2021 | archive-date=8 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408033522/https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-man-filling-malcolm-turnbull-s-shoes-20190530-p51svi | url-status=live ))</ref> ''The Financial Review'' described Sharma as a "realist" who believes in the inevitability of human conflict and the self-interested behaviour of nations.<ref name="Patrick 2019"/>

Sharma also wants Australia to secure more positions within UN agencies, as he says China and others have already done.<ref name="Hurst 2020">((cite web | last=Hurst | first=Daniel | title=Quitting UN bodies would harm Australia's interests, Liberal MP Dave Sharma warns | website=the Guardian | date=April 28, 2020 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/29/quitting-un-bodies-would-harm-australias-interests-liberal-mp-dave-sharma-warns | access-date=August 23, 2021 | archive-date=31 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531025738/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/29/quitting-un-bodies-would-harm-australias-interests-liberal-mp-dave-sharma-warns | url-status=live ))</ref> He said [[Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 travel bans]] were an excessive burden on personal liberties,<ref name="Fitzsimmons 2020">((cite web | last=Fitzsimmons | first=Caitlin | title=Coronavirus Australia: ABF denies three out of four leave requests | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=August 15, 2020 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/on-par-with-north-korea-three-out-of-four-requests-to-leave-australia-refused-20200814-p55luj.html | access-date=August 23, 2021 | archive-date=5 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405151503/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/on-par-with-north-korea-three-out-of-four-requests-to-leave-australia-refused-20200814-p55luj.html | url-status=live ))</ref> and has argued for reform of the [[World Health Organization]].<ref>((cite news|title=WHO in need of reform: Sharma|newspaper=The Australian|date=April 17, 2020|page=3))</ref> Sharma wrote a paper for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute encouraging the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] to invest more in online diplomacy programs, saying their social media activity was largely canned posts.<ref name="Dziedzic 2019">((cite web | last=Dziedzic | first=Stephen | title=DFAT 'struggling' with digital diplomacy, former ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma says | website=ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-18/former-ambassador-to-israel-dave-sharma-dfat-irrelevance/11026588 | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=29 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129052409/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-18/former-ambassador-to-israel-dave-sharma-dfat-irrelevance/11026588 | url-status=live ))</ref>

Sharma has also advocated for the demilitarization of the [[Gaza Strip]],<ref name="The Jerusalem Post2">((cite news | title=GRAPEVINE: The extraordinary long arm of coincidence | newspaper=The Jerusalem Post &#124; Jpost.com | url=https://www.jpost.com/features/in-thespotlight/grapevine-the-extraordinary-long-arm-of-coincidence-370178 | access-date=August 21, 2021 | archive-date=31 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531191403/https://www.jpost.com/features/in-thespotlight/grapevine-the-extraordinary-long-arm-of-coincidence-370178 | url-status=live ))</ref> but said conflict is unlikely to end until [[Hamas]] stops firing rockets over the border.<ref name="Fitzsimmons 2020"/> Sharma supports gay marriage<ref name="Davies 20184"/> and has said the Religious Discrimination Bill cannot be at the expense of gay rights.<ref name="Star Observer 2021">((cite web | title=Religious Discrimination Bill Cannot Be At The Cost Of LGBT Rights, Says Liberal MP Dave Sharma | website=Star Observer | date=July 20, 2021 | url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/religious-discrimination-bill-cannot-be-at-the-cost-of-lgbt-rights-says-liberal-mp-dave-sharma/204623 | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=29 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329103225/https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/religious-discrimination-bill-cannot-be-at-the-cost-of-lgbt-rights-says-liberal-mp-dave-sharma/204623 | url-status=live ))</ref><ref name="Koziol 2018">((cite web | last=Koziol | first=Michael | title=Scott Morrison slammed by Liberal Wentworth candidate Dave Sharma over religious freedom laws | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=October 15, 2018 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dave-sharma-tells-scott-morrison-to-strip-schools-of-their-right-to-fire-gay-teachers-20181015-p509qb.html | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=28 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428195059/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dave-sharma-tells-scott-morrison-to-strip-schools-of-their-right-to-fire-gay-teachers-20181015-p509qb.html | url-status=live ))</ref> In 2019, Sharma said an accused pedophile in the Israeli court system was making fraudulent claims of mental health issues to delay extradition to Australia.<ref name="Davis 2020" /> He said Israel was too lenient in entertaining the accused pedophile's claims.<ref name="Davis 2020" /> Sharma was involved in motions attempting to get her extradited to Australia.<ref name="Davis 2020">((cite web | last=Davis | first=Rebecca | title=Federal MPs plea: Extradite Leifer | website=The Australian Jewish News | date=February 20, 2020 | url=https://www.australianjewishnews.com/federal-mps-plea-extradite-leifer/ | access-date=August 22, 2021 | archive-date=23 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223210058/https://www.australianjewishnews.com/federal-mps-plea-extradite-leifer/ | url-status=live ))</ref>

==Personal life==
Sharma is married to Rachel Lord, a lawyer and diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They have three daughters.<ref name=DFAT-CV/>

In January 2020, former [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] MP [[Melissa Parke]] sued Sharma for defamation over an April 2019 tweet in which he accused her of anti-semitism and "trafficking in conspiracy theories". He made the comment after she had withdrawn from the 2019 federal election when her comments about Israel and Palestine were publicized.<ref>((cite web |last1=Witbourn |first1=Michaela |title=Former Labor MP sues Liberal MP Dave Sharma for defamation over tweet |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/former-labor-mp-sues-liberal-mp-dave-sharma-for-defamation-over-tweet-20200130-p53w8q.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=20 March 2021 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108183732/https://www.smh.com.au/national/former-labor-mp-sues-liberal-mp-dave-sharma-for-defamation-over-tweet-20200130-p53w8q.html |url-status=live ))</ref> In October 2020, the Federal Court dismissed Parke's defamation action against Sharma, but ruled that Sharma's earlier settlement offer should take effect, where each party would have to pay their own costs. Following this, Sharma reiterated his comment on Parke, and stated that it was "a victory for free speech".<ref>((cite web |last1=Zlatkis |first1=Evan |title=Parke defamation action against Sharma dropped |url=https://ajn.timesofisrael.com/parke-defamation-action-against-sharma-dropped/ |website=The Australian Jewish News |access-date=20 March 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202022033/https://ajn.timesofisrael.com/parke-defamation-action-against-sharma-dropped/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

== External links ==
* [https://www.davesharma.com.au/ Official website]
* [https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=274506 Australian Parliament House Biography and Voting Record]

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