Senate

Varun Ghosh

Senator for Western Australia

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service2 years 8 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 Feb 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 Western Australia 2025.
1 Feb 2024 – 30 June 2025Senate
Chosen by the Parliament of Western Australia on 1.2.2024 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice P Dodson (resigned).

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

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

Parliamentary and party offices

Temporary Chair of Committees22 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

Master of Laws, University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Australia
Bachelor of Laws, University of Western Australia

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Member of the Fremantle Law School Advisory Board, University of Notre Dame Australia from January 2023 to January 2024.
Adjunct Lecturer at The University of Western Australia from June 2021 to January 2024.
Co-Convenor at Australian Association of Constitutional Law (WA State Chapter) from January 2020 to January 2024.
Barrister at Francis Burt Chambers, Perth from January 2018 to January 2024.
Director at Global Voices from May 2016 to June 2021.
Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons, Greater Perth Area from July 2015 to December 2017.
Sessional Lecturer/Tutor at the University of Western Australia from July 2015 to November 2017.
Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, Greater Perth Area from October 2014 to July 2015.
Legal consultant at the World Bank, Washington DC from January 2014 to October 2014.
Associate at White & Chase LLP, New York from October 2011 to August 2013.
Law Graduate/Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, Greater Perth Area from February 2009 to July 2010.

Appointment history

View 1 dated office and portfolio entries

Temporary Chair of Committees22 July 2025 – Current

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

$246,450 AUD per year · approximately

Temporary Chair of Committees in the Senate: base salary plus 3% ($7,180).

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): 10/20/2026 3:51:36 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

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

PropertyInitial declaration · 8/14/2025 2:00:00 PM

Investment