Lidia Thorpe
Senator for Victoria · Independent
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 Lidia’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.
- Preston, VIC · Residential
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on Residential Property · Bank Australia
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings account · Bank Australia
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation account
Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership Legacy Grant for international travel to the UN in Geneva
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Qantas Chairman's Club membership
- +Artwork (Blueprint Methodology) — Bradley Webb · 23 June 2026
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Membership - GLaWAC
- Membership - Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation
- Membership - Victorian Aboriginal Health Service
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, sponsored travel or hospitality, office holder of, or donor to, an organisation.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- a carbon price
- increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- removing children from immigration detention
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- decreasing the gender pay gap
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- regional processing of asylum seekers
- offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- reducing taxes for high-income earners
- increasing investment in the coal industry
- privatising certain government services
- a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- political intervention in research funding grants
- an independent NDIS assessment process
Voted both ways
Positions where Lidia’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%restricting donations to political parties
- 45%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 57%wiping all student debt (university and vocational)
- 58%implementing refugee and protection conventions
- 63%ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)
- 65%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$437,587 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.74× the median for VIC.
- Office Facilities$149k
- Employee Travel$116k
- Office Administration$106k
- Other Car Costs$28k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$22k
- Travel Allowance$12k
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 Lidia Thorpe at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.