Anika Wells
MP for Lilley · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Communications · Minister for Sport
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- not reported
The allowance depends on the division's area. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Members’ Interests, in Anika’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
3. Real estate
Real estate, giving the suburb or area only and the purpose for which it is owned.
- Chermside, QLD · Rental property
- Wavell Heights, QLD · Joint residency with spouse
- Chermside, QLD · Rental property
- Wavell Heights, QLD · Joint residency with spouse
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Joint mortgage with spouse on residential · Commonwealth Bank
- property
- Joint mortgage with spouse on residential · Commonwealth Bank
- property
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Joint savings account with spouse · Commonwealth Bank
- Joint savings account with spouse · Commonwealth Bank
- Savings account · ME account
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Income from joint investment property set out above
- Income from joint investment property set out above
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- 14/03/2025 Motorsport Australia President's dinner
- 28/03/2025 Dolphins V Broncos NRL Match 2 x Ticket/Hospitality
- 28/05/2025 Ampol State of Origin Ticket/Hospitality x 2
- 10/06/2025 AFL Hall of Fame Dinner Ticket/Hospitality x 2
12. Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- QANTAS Chairman's Membership
- Virgin Beyond Membership
- Virgin Beyond Membership
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Australian Labor Party
- Australian Lawyers Alliance
- Queensland Law Society
- The Australian Workers' Union
- Australian Services Union
- The Australian Workers' Union
- Australian Labor Party
- Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (AKA Union Aid Abroad)
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other assets over $7,500, other interests.
24 notifications of alteration have been lodged since this statement. They are listed on the original rather than merged into it here, because matching a deletion back to the item it removes would risk misstating the declaration.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- federal action on public housing
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- implementing refugee and protection conventions
- increasing marine conservation
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- drug testing welfare recipients
- privatising certain government services
Voted both ways
Positions where Anika’s votes fall on both sides. Each of these policies groups dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. Follow a link to see the votes.
- 50%increasing workplace protections for women
- 52%increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- 46%climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- 56%increasing funding for university education
- 58%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 40%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$1,574,327 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 2.33× the median for QLD.
- Employee Travel$719k
- Office Facilities$342k
- Office Administration$277k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$95k
- International Travel$49k
- Travel Allowance$43k
How to read this
- They Vote For You groups related divisions into plain-language "policies" and scores how often each member voted with that position. Those groupings are editorial judgements made by the OpenAustralia Foundation, not official parliamentary categories.
- An agreement score in the middle of the range means the member voted on both sides of that policy over time. That is normal: policies aggregate dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. We deliberately publish no "flip-flop" score, because when we measured it, almost every member qualified — it reflects how the scoring works, not anyone's conduct.
- Attendance excludes periods before a member was elected, but members may be absent for legitimate reasons including illness, parental leave, or official duties. A low rate is not by itself evidence of anything.
- Only members currently serving are included. A vote is recorded against the person, not the seat.
- Work expenses cover offices, staff, travel and communications. Claims are certified by the parliamentarian and administered by IPEA.
- Totals are not directly comparable between members. Electorate size drives travel costs, and ministers travel more than backbenchers. Members are therefore compared against the median for their own state or territory.
- Former parliamentarians — including former prime ministers, who retain certain entitlements — are reported separately and excluded from member comparisons.
- IPEA publishes quarterly and later issues adjustments for administrative errors. Figures for recent quarters may change slightly.
Full record for Anika Wells at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.