Senate

Jenny McAllister

Senator for New South Wales

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service11 years 5 month(s) and 23 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries1Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 6 May 2015.

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
Re-elected 2016
6 May 2015 – 1 July 2016Senate
Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 6.5.2015 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent the State in the Senate, vice the Hon. J Faulkner (resigned).

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)

Parliamentary and party offices

No additional current parliamentary or party office is recorded in this import.

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 Honours First Class, University of Sydney

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Director at AECOM from 2010 to 2015.
Public Servant (NSW) from 2006 to 2010.
Adviser to the Minister for Environment (NSW) from 2002 to 2006.

Appointment history

View 9 dated office and portfolio entries

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme13 May 2025 – Current
Minister for Emergency Management29 July 2024 – 13 May 2025
Minister for Cities29 July 2024 – 13 May 2025
Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024
Shadow Assistant Minister for Communities and the Prevention of Family Violence11 Aug 2020 – 23 May 2022
Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet2 June 2019 – 23 May 2022
Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate2 June 2019 – 23 May 2022
Shadow Assistant Minister for Families and Communities21 Aug 2018 – 2 June 2019
Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate30 Aug 2016 – 21 Aug 2018

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.

Check IPEA’s official expenditure summary

A source match, reporting period and summary reconciliation are required before an amount appears here.

Public financial records

Annual salary including matched role

$376,850 AUD per year · approximately

Minister outside Cabinet: base salary plus 57.5% ($137,580).

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): 5/7/2026 9:45:37 AM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 10 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

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

LiabilitiesInitial declaration · 8/19/2025 3:30:31 PM

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