Service Responsibilities Background Public records Declared interests Sources & image Federal parliamentary service 1 years 8 month(s) and 23 days. Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries 1 Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.
Parliamentary service First entered federal Parliament: 6 Feb 2025 .
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
6 Feb 2025 – Current Senate Chosen by the Parliament of South Australia on 6.2.2025 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice S Birmingham (resigned).
Current responsibilities Ministry and shadow ministry Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Infrastructure 17 Feb 2026 – Current Taylor Shadow Ministry Parliamentary and party offices Temporary Chair of Committees 11 Aug 2026 – 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 (Marketing and Criminology), Flinders University Graduate Certificate in Tourism (Festival and Event Design and Management), Flinders University Occupations recorded by Parliament Appointment history View 5 dated office and portfolio entries Temporary Chair of Committees 11 Aug 2026 – Current Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate 23 Feb 2026 – 2 Apr 2026 Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Infrastructure 17 Feb 2026 – Current Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate 8 July 2025 – 21 Jan 2026 Shadow Assistant Minister for Stronger Families and Stronger Communities 28 May 2025 – 17 Feb 2026 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 $246,450 AUD per year · approximately Temporary Chair of Committees in the Senate: base salary plus 3% ($7,180).
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.
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): 10/22/2026 10:25:09 AM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 1 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.
Declaration category All categories Property Shares & investments Trusts Directorships Liabilities Gifts & travel Other interests 24 source entries shown. One entry can describe several interests.
Property Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Primary place of residence
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Liberal Club
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Deletion notification · 2026-10-20T21:30:00Z Liberal Club
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Trusts Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division) · Political Party · Trustee · trustee
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Trusts Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division) · Political Party · Trustee · beneficiary
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Trusts Deletion notification · 2026-10-20T21:00:00Z Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Trusts Deletion notification · 2026-10-20T22:00:00Z Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Directorships Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division) · Political Party
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Directorships Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Liberal Club · Affiliate of the Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Liabilities Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Mortgage · CBA
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Liabilities Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Credit Cards · CBA, ANZ, AMEX
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Liabilities Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Car Lease · Toyota finance
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Managed investment · Colonial First State
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Superannuation · Colonial first state
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Superannuation · Military Super
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Savings · CBA
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM WIP · Legal Practice
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Life insurance policies
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Cars
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Managed investments
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2025-11-06T21:00:00Z Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge Membership
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2025-08-08T08:00:00Z Chairman's Club membership - Qantas
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2025-12-11T05:30:00Z Accomodation, hospitality, flights and ground transport on Australian Political Exchange Council delegation to Japan hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 7/25/2025 12:00:00 AM Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Original public Senate data Matched using Parliament ID, statement ID, name and state. Direct structured data; no AI transcription. Independent source-content review remains pending.
Public websites & social accounts Open Parliamentary Handbook Social accounts and contact channels will appear here once ownership is checked against source links.
Sources & portrait credit Service, qualifications, occupations and appointments: Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Handbook . Snapshot as of 28 Oct 2026.
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