First Turnbull Ministry. In April 2018, speaking at the Overseas Development Institute in London, Fierravanti-Wells said increasing Australia's foreign aid commitment was opposed by most in the country. "In Australia we had some research done where it showed that about 80% of Australians believe that we should not be spending more on foreign aid or that what we spend is about right". In 2018, Australia's foreign aid commitment stood at $3.9bn, its lowest ever level as a proportion of the budget: 0.22% of gross national income. Fierravanti-Wells resigned from the ministry on 21 August 2018, following the Liberal Party leadership spill that day. Political positions Fierravanti-Wells is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party. Fierravanti-Wells is an active member of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy; and is on the committee of a new Liberal Party publication, The Conservative. Speaking in 2012 about same-sex marriage, Fierravanti-Wells said that many LGBT people do not "even intend on staying in a monogamous relationship". She is one of twelve senators who voted against what became the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017. In November 2021, Fierravanti-Wells was one of five Liberal-aligned senators who voted against the government in support of One Nation’s COVID‑19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021. Departure Fierravanti-Wells' senate term would expire in June 2022, along with those of two other Liberal senators. She sought Liberal Party preselection for the 2022 Australian federal election to continue to represent New South Wales. She nominated for the winnable positions (the first two) on the party's Senate ticket. She was defeated by both other senators in the ballot held at the state council meeting on 26 March 2022. Fierravanti-Wells later clarified via Twitter and an open letter to party members that she did not nominate for the unwinnable positions, and so she would not appear on the Senate ticket and would not be a candidate at the election. A few days later, on 29 March 2022, she spoke in parliament, criticising Scott Morrison and the pre-selection process in the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party. Fierravanti-Wells's term expired on 30th June 2022. Personal life Fierravanti-Wells is married to John Wells, a former Royal Australian Navy officer who commanded during the 1990s. They married in 1990 at naval base HMAS Watson. In 2013, when she first became a parliamentary secretary, she reported that they own a