Kate Thwaites
MP for Jagajaga · Australian Labor Party
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- not reported
The allowance depends on the division's area.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Members’ Interests, in Kate’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
3. Real estate
Real estate, giving the suburb or area only and the purpose for which it is owned.
- Rosanna, VIC · Residential
- Collingwood, VIC · Investment
- Kingston, ACT · Residential
- Rosanna, VIC · Residential
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage · Bank Australia
- Investment Loan · Bank Australia
- Personal Loan · D and S Thwaites
- Mortgage · Bank Australia
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings · Bank Australia
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · Bank Australia
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Superannuation Australian Super
- Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
- Superannuation Australian Super
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Income from investments set out above
- Salary from employment
- Income from investments set out above
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- Complimentary Foxtel subscription for Electorate Office from ASTRA
12. Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- 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.
- ALP member
- CPSU member
- Emily's List member
- ALP member
- CPSU member
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other interests.
4 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 trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- restricting donations to political parties
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- strengthening gun control laws
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing marine conservation
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- protecting citizens' privacy
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- drug testing welfare recipients
- privatising certain government services
Voted both ways
Positions where Kate’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 investment in the coal industry
- 52%increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- 56%increasing funding for university education
- 56%federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- 44%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 60%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$698,246 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.18× the median for VIC.
- Office Administration$271k
- Office Facilities$177k
- Employee Travel$127k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$39k
- International Travel$28k
- Other Car Costs$24k
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 Kate Thwaites at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.