Senate

Susan McDonald

Senator for Queensland

The Nationals · NP

Federal parliamentary service7 years 3 month(s) and 28 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries3Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2019.

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
Re-elected 2025
1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate
Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2019.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Shadow Minister for Resources17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
Shadow Cabinet Minister17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry

Parliamentary and party offices

Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate21 July 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

Bachelor of Economics, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Business Manager from 2014 to 2019.
Chief of Staff in the Queensland Government from 2012 to 2014.

Appointment history

View 7 dated office and portfolio entries

Shadow Minister for Resources17 Feb 2026 – Current
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia17 Feb 2026 – Current
Shadow Cabinet Minister17 Feb 2026 – Current
Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate21 July 2025 – Current
Shadow Minister for Resources5 June 2022 – 21 Jan 2026
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia5 June 2022 – 21 Jan 2026
Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – 21 Jan 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

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Public financial records

Statutory base salary

Shadow-ministry salary requires the current section 10 notice; other office additions may be overridden.

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

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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): 9/3/2026 2:52:37 PM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 0 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

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

PropertyInitial declaration · 8/18/2025 11:17:38 AM

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