Senate

Malarndirri McCarthy

Senator for Northern Territory

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 entries2Includes 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.

3 May 2025 – CurrentSenate
Re-elected 2025
21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025Senate
Re-elected 2022
18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022Senate
Re-elected 2019
2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019Senate
Elected to the Senate for the Northern Territory 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Minister for Indigenous Australians29 July 2024 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Cabinet Minister29 July 2024 – 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

No qualification is listed in the imported record.

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Freelance journalist for Malarndirri Media, 2016.
Presenter for SBS/NITV News from 2012 to 2016.
Journalist for ABC News and Current Affairs from 1989 to 2005.

Appointment history

View 6 dated office and portfolio entries

Minister for Indigenous Australians29 July 2024 – Current
Cabinet Minister29 July 2024 – Current
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024
Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate2 July 2019 – 11 Apr 2022
Temporary Chair of Committees18 Oct 2017 – 22 July 2019

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

$412,741 AUD per year · approximately

Cabinet Minister: base salary plus 72.5% ($173,471).

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): 9/7/2026 3:55:18 PM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 2 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

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

PropertyInitial declaration · 8/18/2025 2:00:00 PM

Residential