Don Farrell
Senator for SA · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Trade and Tourism · Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate · Special Minister of State
Attendance
58%
3,298 of 5,681 divisions
Voted against their party
0
Never crossed the floor
Policy areas voted on
217
scored by They Vote For You
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Don’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.
Real estate
Real estate, and the purpose for which it is held.
- Kingston, ACT · Residential
- Spring Farm, SA - Joint with spouse · Residential
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on Spring Farm residential property, SA - Joint with spouse · Westpac
- Mortgage on Kingston residential property, ACT · Westpac
- Mastercard · Westpac
- Go Mastercard · Latitude
- Visa · ANZ
- Vehicle Loan - Joint with spouse · Toyota Finance
- Vehicle Loan - Joint with spouse · BYD Finance
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Cheque account · St George Bank
- Access account · NAB
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation - CareSuper
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Foxtel Subscription (Office)
- Qantas Lounge Membership
- Virgin Australia Club Membership
- Framed signed Adelaide Football Club jersey from MA Financial Group
- Backpack, polo shirt, shorts, drink bottles and beanies from the Australian Parliament Sports Club
Altered since
- +Model Plane from the Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group. · 20 February 2026
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Qatar Airways upgrade to business class on 28 June 2025.
- 2 tickets and hospitality to Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide courtesy of Seppelt Wines on 26 July 2025.
- USA Independence Day event ticket courtesy US Embassy on 29 July 2025
Altered since
- +2 tickets and hospitality to the Brisbane Festival’s Riverfire 2025 at Sky Deck, Brisbane courtesy of Queensland Tourism Industry Council and Airbnb on 6 September 2025. · 10 October 2025
- +Dinner hosted by the Governor of Utah in Sydney on 22nd October 2025. · 12 January 2026
- +Three return travel fares to launch QANTAS direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg, including facilitation of media conference, bilateral engagements and briefing on 7th December 2025. · 13 January 2026
- +2 tickets to RBG: Of Many, One at Adelaide Festival Theatre on 11 April 2026, courtesy of State Theatre Company South Australia. · 21 April 2026
- +4 x single day tickets to WOMADelaide on 6 March 2026, courtesy of WOMADelaide. · 23 March 2026
- +3 tickets and hospitality to the Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, on the 27 March 2026, courtesy of the NBL. · 21 April 2026
- +2 tickets, hospitality and parking to the 2025 Toyota AFL Finals Official Function and Semi Final between the Adelaide Crows and Hawthorn at Adelaide Oval courtesy of the Adelaide Football Club and The Australian Football League on 12 September 2025. · 15 October 2025
- +Hospitality and accommodation to facilitate a briefing, tour and announcement at Olympic Dam, provided by BHP. · 3 November 2025
- +Mawson's Huts Replica Museum ticket in Hobart courtesy of Mawson's Huts Foundation on 15 August 2025 · 18 September 2025
- +2 tickets and hospitality to the 2025 CCL Label Clare Valley Wine Show Trophy Presentation at the St Josephs School Auditorium courtesy of the Clare Valley Wine & Grape Association on 19 September 2025. · 22 October 2025
- +2 tickets and hospitality to the AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground courtesy of The Australian Football League on 27 September 2025. · 22 October 2025
- +2 tickets and hospitality to the Treasury Wine Estates Event at Miss Collins, Melbourne courtesy of Treasury Wine Estates on 27 September 2025. · 22 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.
- Australian Labor Party
- South Australian Cricket Club
- St Vincent de Paul
- South Australian Ice Sports Federation
- West Adelaide Football Club
- Rotary Club of Clare Inc
- Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees' Association Life Member
- Jesuit Mission
- Adelaide Football Club Ambassador
- Trees for Life
- Pilgrim 100
- Hutt Street Centre
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income, other interests.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- a minerals resource rent tax
- privatising government-owned assets
- decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- an NBN (using fibre to the premises)
- removing parallel import restrictions for books
- imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work
- increasing the price of tobacco
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- government administered paid parental leave
- extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- increasing beef import standards
- greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- a Royal Commission into banking
- a review of parliamentary entitlements
- local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- a publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land
Voted both ways
Positions where Don’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.
Work expenses
all expenses$2,048,707 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 3.76× the median for SA.
- Employee Travel$1.2M
- Office Facilities$368k
- International Travel$187k
- Office Administration$108k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$87k
- Travel Allowance$53k
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 Don Farrell at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.