[5] Wolahan began his career in law with the national firm, Mallesons Stephen Jacques where he specialised in mergers and acquisitions.

[1] One of the contributing factors was a large swing in suburbs with higher proportions of Chinese ancestry, including Box Hill and Doncaster.

[20] Wolahan has cited plummeting home ownership rates amongst young Australians as one of his party's top political and societal challenges.

[23] When asked about his views on the war in Iraq, Wolahan said that, with the benefit of hindsight, the invasion by the United States-led coalition was a "mistake".

[18] In response to allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, Wolahan has urged "truth telling over myth making.

"[11] Wolahan has given several speeches in support of the protests that began in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, citing pride in his electorate having the largest Iranian diaspora in Australia.

[24] In a widely reported speech to parliament, Wolahan was highly critical of the scheme, noting: "As someone who's a Liberal and believes in the sanctity of the individual, due process and the presumption of innocence, it offended all of those, … it was illiberal, it reversed the onus, and it hurt people.