Jess Walsh
Senator for Victoria · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Early Childhood Education · Minister for Youth
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 Jess’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.
- South Gippsland, Victoria · Residential
- Melbourne, Victoria · Residential
- Byron Bay, NSW · Investment
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage - Investment Property · Bendigo Bank
- Mortgage - Residential Property · Bendigo Bank
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Mortgage offset accounts (2) · Bendigo Bank
- Transactions · Bankfirst
- Transactions · Bendigo Bank
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation
Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Rent - investment property
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- The Pharmacy Guild giftbag including a first aid kit, notebook, bag of jelly beans, lip balms, ballpoint pens, a 285mL glass keep cup - Cost unknown
- Airline Lounge Memberships (Qantas, Virgin, Rex)
- National Press Club Address - Guest of Moderna - Treasurer Jim Chalmers, 26 March 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 - United Workers Union
- Member and Donor - Australian Labor Party
- Member - Emilys List
- Donor - Asylum Seekers Resource Centre
- Donor - Lost Dogs Home
- Member - Women in Super
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing funding for road infrastructure
- encouraging Australian-based industry
- increasing consumer protections
- removing children from immigration detention
- increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- temporary protection visas
- increasing the age pension
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- ending illegal logging
Voted both ways
Positions where Jess’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$819,244 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.39× the median for VIC.
- Employee Travel$394k
- Office Facilities$248k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$81k
- Other Car Costs$36k
- Travel Allowance$35k
- Office Administration$23k
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 Jess Walsh at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.