Senate

Steph Hodgins-May

Senator for Victoria

Australian Greens · GRN

Federal parliamentary service2 years 5 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 May 2024.

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 2025 – CurrentSenate
Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2025.
1 May 2024 – 30 June 2025Senate
Chosen by the Parliament of Victoria on 1.5.2024 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice J Rice (resigned).

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 Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Democracy, Resources, Assistant for Climate Change and Energy and Transport, Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities in the Senate4 June 2025 – Current
Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens30 Sept 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

Master of International Relations, Deakin University
Bachelor of Arts (International Relations), Deakin University
Bachelor of Laws, Deakin University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Head of Pacific for Greenpeace Australia Pacific from 2020 to 2023.

Appointment history

View 4 dated office and portfolio entries

Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens30 Sept 2026 – Current
Temporary Chair of Committees28 July 2025 – 12 Oct 2026
Australian Greens Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Democracy, Resources, Assistant for Climate Change and Energy and Transport, Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities in the Senate4 June 2025 – Current
Australian Greens Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Science, Industry and Innovation1 May 2024 – 4 June 2025

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

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): 5/20/2026 4:31:03 PM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 5 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

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

PropertyInitial declaration · 8/13/2025 2:00:00 PM

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