Karen Grogan
Senator for SA · Australian Labor Party
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 Karen’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.
- Rosewater, South Australia · Residential
- Rosewater, South Australia · Investment
- Ottoway, South Australia · Investment
- −Rosewater, South Australia - Investment · 13 November 2025
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on residential property · Westpac
- Mortgage on Investment property · Westpac
- Mortgage on Investment property · Westpac
- −Mortgage on Investment property - Westpac · 13 November 2025
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings Account · Westpac
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation - Hostplus
- Superannuation - Commonwealth Government PSS
Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Rental income
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Foxtel connection in electorate office provided free of charge by foxtel
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Qantas Chairman's Lounge Membership
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- ALP - member of state executive, member of rules committee, member of finance committee
- PLUS - Convenor, member of executive committee
- ALP Donor
- PLUS Donor
- +Member - ALP National Executive · 22 May 2026
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Member - United Workers Union
- Member - Australian Services Union
- Member - Emily List
- Member - Community & Public Sector Union
- Committee Member - Progressive Labour Education Association
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures.
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
- regional processing of asylum seekers
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- decreasing availability of welfare payments
- increasing surveillance powers
- increasing consumer protections
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
Voted both ways
Positions where Karen’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$413,387 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.76× the median for SA.
- Employee Travel$111k
- Office Facilities$105k
- Office Administration$83k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$52k
- Travel Allowance$41k
- Other Car Costs$17k
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 Karen Grogan at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.