Llew O'Brien
MP for Wide Bay · Liberal–National Coalition
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 Llew’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.
- Chatsworth, Qld · Residential
- Chatsworth, Qld · Residential
- Chatsworth, Qld · Rural Land
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage · NAB
- Credit Cards · NAB
- Mortgage · NAB
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · Police Cr Union
- Savings · ING
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · NAB
- Savings · Police Cr Union
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Motorbike
- Car
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Noosa Chamber of Commerce
- Cooroy Chamber of Commerce
- Gympie Chamber of Commerce
- Murgon Business Development Assn
- LNP
- Patron, PTSD Dogs
- Murgon RSL
- Gympie RSL
- Sunshine Beach Surf Club
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income, gifts, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
1 notification of alteration has 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 indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- a same-sex marriage plebiscite
- increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- increasing scrutiny of unions
- stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing marine conservation
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- increasing funding for legal aid
- federal action on public housing
Voted both ways
Positions where Llew’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.
- 54%climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- 42%protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- 42%limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- 36%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 35%increasing funding for university education
- 32%federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
Work expenses
all expenses$563,329 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.83× the median for QLD.
- Office Administration$277k
- Office Facilities$131k
- Employee Travel$43k
- Travel Allowance$39k
- Other Car Costs$32k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$15k
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 Llew O'Brien at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.