Ged Kearney
MP for Cooper · Australian Labor Party
Assistant Minister for Social Services · Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence
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 Ged’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
1. Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies, including holding companies.
- BetaShares Ethical Diversified High Grwoth ETF
- Brickworks Limited
- Coles Group Limited
- Dicker Data Limited
- Graincorp Limited
- Infratil Limited
- Lake Resources NL
- Latrobe Magnesium Limited
- Livium Limited
- Pendal Sustainable Australian Share
- Perpetual Wholesale Ethical SRI
- Vaneck MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity
- WEB Travel Group Ltd
- Webjet Group Limited
- Westpac Bank
- CSF Realindex Emerging Markets A
- CFS Worldwide Sustainability A
- Platinum International Fund
- BetaShares Aus Top 20 Eq Yld Maximiser
- Betashares Aus Sustainability Leader ETF Exchange
- Betashares Diversified High Grwoth Etf Exchange T
- Betashares S&P/ASX 200 Financial Sector ETF
- Bluescope Steel Limited
- Brickworks Limited
- CZR Resources Limited
- Champion Iron Limited
- Fineos Corp Holdings
- Greencape Wholesale Broadcap
- Greencape Whoelsale High Conviction
- ICE Fund
- IML Australian Share
- Iluka Resources Limited
- Legacy Iron Ore Limited
- Lynas Rare Earths Limited
- Macquarie Group Limited
- Mineral Resources Limited
- Nick Scali Limited
- Northern Minerals Limited
- Northern Star Resources LTD
- Qantas Airways Limited
- Syrah Resources Limited
- Temple & Webster Group Ltd
- Treasury Wine Estates Limited
- Vaneck Vectors Global Clean Energy EtfVaneck Vect
- Vanguard Australian Shares index ETF Exchange Trad
- Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares
- Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares Etf
- Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Company Limited
- Wesfarmers Ltd
- Westpac Bank
- iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF
- Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF
- Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF Exchange Traded Fund Uni
- Capital Group New Perspective AU
- Schroder Global Core Wholesale
- Vaneck Vectors MSCI World Ex Australia Quality ETF
- Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF Excha
- iShares S&P 500 ETF
- nt Not Applicable
- n
3. Real estate
Real estate, giving the suburb or area only and the purpose for which it is owned.
- Brunswick, VIC · Primary place of residence (50% share)
- Hervey Bay, QLD · Investment property (50% share)
- Harmers Haven, Victoria · Vacant land (37% share)
- Brunswick, VIC · Primary place of residence (50% share)
- Hervey Bay, QLD · Investment Property (50% share)
- Harmers Haven, VIC · Vacant land (38% share)
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage on home · ME Bank
- Mortgage on investment property · ME Bank
- Mortgage on Home · ME Bank
- Mortgage on investment property · ME Bank
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Superannuation · HESTA
- Savings Account · SimpleInvest
- Savings Account · SimpleInvest
- Superannuation · AustralianSuper
12. Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Unrequested flight upgrade from economy to business; Melbourne to Canberra 08/05/25.
- Qantas Chairmans Lounge membership
- Virgin Beyond membership
- Virgin Beyond membership
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
- Australian Services Union
- Richmond Football Club
- Melbourne Cricket Club
- Australian Labor Party
- Australian Services Union
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Nothing declared under trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other assets over $7,500, other sources of income, gifts, other interests.
3 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 scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- restricting donations to political parties
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- increasing funding for legal aid
- federal action on public housing
- strengthening gun control laws
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- restricting foreign ownership
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- protecting citizens' privacy
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- drug testing welfare recipients
Voted both ways
Positions where Ged’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$817,129 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.38× the median for VIC.
- Office Administration$265k
- Office Facilities$208k
- Employee Travel$208k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$53k
- Other Car Costs$47k
- Travel Allowance$29k
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 Ged Kearney at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.