David Shoebridge
Senator for NSW · Australian Greens
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in David’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth, and does not separate a senator’s interests from their family’s.
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Credit Card · Commonwealth bank
- Car loan · Macquarie bank
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings accounts personal · Commonwealth Bank
- Savings accounts with spouse · Commonwealth Bank
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- BT Panorama Investment Account
- Australian Ethical Managed Funds
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Two tickets to the Oz Arab Gala dinner 23 May 2025 total value$550 inc GST, gifted by Oz Arab Media
- +Chess board given by the Australian Syrian Business Network · 18 September 2025
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- +Accommodation, food and transport for me and one staff member for three nights provided by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North East Syria · 21 October 2025
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Member of Australian Greens - Tithe of 15% of gross income
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- +Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge Membership · 1 September 2025
- +Chairman's Lounge Membership with Qantas · 1 September 2025
Nothing declared under real estate, shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- implementing refugee and protection conventions
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing marine conservation
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- increasing Aboriginal land rights
- increasing the age pension
- increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
Voted both ways
Positions where David’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 indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- 50%letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- 50%more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- 59%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 60%restricting donations to political parties
- 60%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$602,525 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.98× the median for NSW.
- Office Facilities$295k
- Office Administration$116k
- Employee Travel$85k
- Travel Allowance$50k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$27k
- Other Car Costs$18k
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 David Shoebridge at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.