Senate

Tim Ayres

Senator for New South Wales

Australian Labor Party · ALP

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 New South Wales, 2019.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Cabinet Minister13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Minister for Industry and Innovation13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Minister for Science13 May 2025 – 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

Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Relations), University of Sydney

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (NSW/ACT Branch) from 2010 to 2017.
Assistant Secretary for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (NSW/ACT Branch) from 2004 to 2010.
Organiser for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (NSW/ACT Branch) from 1996 to 2004.

Appointment history

View 6 dated office and portfolio entries

Cabinet Minister13 May 2025 – Current
Minister for Industry and Innovation13 May 2025 – Current
Minister for Science13 May 2025 – Current
Assistant Minister for a Future Made in Australia29 July 2024 – 13 May 2025
Assistant Minister for Trade1 June 2022 – 13 May 2025
Assistant Minister for Manufacturing1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024

Reported parliamentary expenses

Summary reconciled

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

$442,235.87 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: $232,181.88
Family or Nominee Travel: $3,614.67
Office Administration: $72,226.10
Office Facilities: $79,421.13
Other Car Costs: $12,660.33
Scheduled Commercial Transport: $24,494.23
Telecommunications: $291.10
Travel Allowance: $16,168.00
Unscheduled Commercial Transport: $1,178.43

Repayments reported separately: $3,335.48. 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

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): 10/14/2026 5:58:11 PM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 1 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

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

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

Residence