Phillip Thompson

Phillip Bruce Thompson (born 7 May 1988) is an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, he sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament.

Thompson is a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Division of Herbert. He was first elected in the 2019 Australian federal election.

Prior to entering politics, Thompson was Queensland Young Australian of the Year. In 2006, at age seventeen, Thompson enlisted in the Australian Army. He underwent training at Kapooka and Singleton before being posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in Townsville. He spent several years recovering from physical and mental injuries caused by the incident.

In 2014, Thompson represented Australia at the inaugural Invictus Games held in London; a sporting competition for wounded, injured, or ill participants in the armed forces. In 2016, he coached the Powerlifting and wheelchair rugby teams at the event held in Orlando, Florida. He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to the welfare of veterans.

During the 2019 campaign, Thompson apologised to the Australian Muslims after directing violent threats towards Muslims on Facebook in 2012, which he claimed were caused by post-traumatic stress disorder from his military service. He commented "I know what im (sic) doing this week getting my gun licence" and "give me a M4 and send to Sydney and I'll do the dishes (sic)", in reference to Muslim protesters.

Political career Thompson entered politics upon being elected for the Division of Herbert at the 2019 federal election. He was the youngest member of the lower house in the 46th Parliament.

In Thompson's first speech he stated that the well-being of Indigenous Australians and the defence community are among his priorities as an MP. He acknowledged his mother in law, his wife, and daughter as Aboriginal women and stated that "we must not forget there is still a lot of work to be done in recognising and valuing our First Nations people and their culture."

Speaking of the defence community, Thompson acknowledged "the ultimate sacrifice on operations in service to this nation and our many veterans who have succumbed to their war within back here on home soil".

During the Morrison government, Thompson was a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party.

In February 2026, Thompson resigned from the Liberal frontbench and helped initiate a leadership spill against party leader Sussan Ley, backing Angus Taylor's bid for the party leadership. Following Ley's resignation, under the Taylor shadow ministry, Thompson was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Defence Industry and the Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel.

On 25 May 2026, Thompson was suspended from the House of Representatives for 24 hour after refusing to comply with an order to withdraw a statement accusing the Australian Labor Party of lying.

Personal life Thompson is married to Jenna, and has two daughters named Astin and Emery.