Senate

Anthony Chisholm

Senator for Queensland

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service10 years 3 month(s) and 27 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries3Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 2 July 2016.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

1 July 2022 – CurrentSenate
Re-elected 2022
2 July 2016 – 30 June 2022Senate
Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Assistant Minister for Regional Development1 June 2022 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry29 July 2024 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Assistant Minister for Resources13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)

Parliamentary and party offices

Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate26 July 2022 – Current

These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.

Background before Parliament

Qualifications recorded by Parliament

Bachelor of Arts, Griffith University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Campaign Director of the Australian Labor Party (Qld) from 2014 to 2015.
Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (Qld) from 2008 to 2014.
Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. K Rudd MP, 2007.

Appointment history

View 5 dated office and portfolio entries

Assistant Minister for Resources13 May 2025 – Current
Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry29 July 2024 – Current
Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate26 July 2022 – Current
Assistant Minister for Education1 June 2022 – 13 May 2025
Assistant Minister for Regional Development1 June 2022 – Current

Reported parliamentary expenses

Summary verification pending

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

A matching record has been staged, but its official summary comparison is not complete. We are withholding the amount until that check passes.

No figure is shown. This does not mean zero spending, missing a declaration or wrongdoing. Salary, office expenditure and declared assets are different records.

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Public financial records

Annual salary including matched role

$299,088 AUD per year · approximately

Assistant Minister (Parliamentary Secretary): base salary plus 25% ($59,818).

Official additional salary rules

Calculated annual rate, before tax. Excludes superannuation, allowances and any separately eligible offices or acting arrangements; this is not a record of payments received. Multiple ministerial portfolios are not added together.

Statutory base salary

$239,270 AUD per year

Base rate effective 30 Aug 2026. This excludes role additions, allowances and personal tax circumstances.

Electorate allowance

$39,700 AUD per financial year under the senator rate.

Tribunal determination · sections 7–8

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Additional offices not matched above remain unverified. A base-only figure is not a verified total salary. Actual expense claims are separate records.

Salary rules Business resources and entitlements Reported parliamentary expenses Senate interests register

A salary rate, expense entitlement, reported office cost and declared asset are different records. Uncollected information is not a zero value.

Declared assets & interests

Public source records · editorial review pending

Initial declaration and later notifications are shown as separate records. These are not a reconstructed list of current holdings or a wealth estimate.

Source update (as supplied): 10/16/2026 12:03:17 PM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 10 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

29 source entries shown. One entry can describe several interests.

Other interestsInitial declaration · 8/18/2025 11:57:47 AM

Aust Retirement Trust Superannuation account