Senate

Penny Allman-Payne

Senator for Queensland

Australian Greens · GRN

Federal parliamentary service4 years 3 month(s) and 28 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries0Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2022.

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
Elected to the Senate for Queensland, 2022.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.

Parliamentary and party offices

Australian Greens Party Room Chair25 Mar 2024 – Current
Australian Greens Spokesperson for Social Services, Education (Primary and Secondary), Older People, Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia and Sport.4 June 2025 – Current
Australian Greens Deputy Whip4 June 2025 – 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

Master of Laws, University of Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, Queensland
Juris Doctor of Laws, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Human Movement Studies (Education), University of Queensland

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Lawyer from 2007 to 2012.
Secondary School Teacher from 1993 to 2022.

Appointment history

View 6 dated office and portfolio entries

Australian Greens Spokesperson for Social Services, Education (Primary and Secondary), Older People, Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia and Sport.4 June 2025 – Current
Australian Greens Deputy Whip4 June 2025 – Current
Australian Greens Spokesperson for Aged Care, Government Services, Primary and Secondary School Education, Social Services, Sport, and Transition and Regional Development25 Mar 2024 – 4 June 2025
Australian Greens Party Room Chair25 Mar 2024 – Current
Temporary Chair of Committees26 July 2022 – 28 Mar 2025
Australian Greens Spokesperson for Schools, Industry, Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia17 June 2022 – 25 Mar 2024

Reported parliamentary expenses

Summary reconciled

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

$144,796.06 AUD · office and travel expenditure

Matched to IPEA’s summary. Excludes GST and PAYG withholding. This is public office expenditure, not personal salary.

Employee Travel: $28,385.17
Family or Nominee Travel: $2,400.00
Office Administration: $21,483.25
Office Facilities: $43,579.78
Other Car Costs: $1,370.51
Scheduled Commercial Transport: $29,592.53
Telecommunications: $304.79
Travel Allowance: $15,078.00
Unscheduled Commercial Transport: $2,602.03

Repayments reported separately: $204.59. Separate adjustments file: $0.00. These amounts have not been subtracted from the source summary.

Certification: Certified

IPEA summary · 2026Q02

Source comparison checked 2026-10-27. Payment and travel dates may differ.

Public financial records

Statutory base salary

Party-size conditions, committee eligibility or office identity still need verification.

$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): 5/13/2026 9:06:50 AM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 0 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

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

PropertyInitial declaration · 8/14/2025 1:31:50 PM

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