Matt Burnell
MP for Spence · 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 Matt’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
7. Bonds and debentures
The nature of any bonds, debentures and like investments.
- Cryptocurrency · Pi Network (Pi)
- Cryptocurrency · Pi Network (Pi)
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings Account (Held jointly with spouse) · ANZ Bank
- Savings Account · ANZ Bank
- Superannuation · Team Super
- Savings · ANZ Bank
- Superannuation · Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
- Superannuation · (Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan)
- Super SA (Triple S Scheme)
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Employment - Department of Treasury and Finance, Government of South Australia
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- Qantas - Chairman's Lounge Membership
- Virgin Australia - Beyond Club Membership
- Virgin Australia - Beyond Club Membership
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Member, Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
- Member, Transport Workers’ Union of Australia (SA/NT Branch)
- Member, Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Association (SA/NT Branch)
- Associate Member, Maritime Union of Australia (SA Branch)
- Member, Labor Unity SA Inc
- Patron, Gawler Agricultural, Horticultural & Floricultural Society Inc
- Member, Royal Victoria Regiment Association
- Patron, Salisbury Bowling Club Inc
- Member, Central Districts Football Club Inc
- Member, Air Force Association (South Australia) Inc
- Member, Returned Services’ League (Gawler Sub Branch) Inc
- Member, Salisbury North Football Club Inc
- Member, The Lions Club of Paralowie Inc
- Member, Gawler Central Football Club
- Member, Australian Parliament Sports Club
- Member, Salisbury Business Association Inc
- Member, Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
- Member, Australian Services Union (SA/NT Branch)
- Member, Returned Services’ League (Gawler Sub Branch) Inc
- Member, Australian Conservation Foundation Inc
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, real estate, directorships, partnerships, liabilities, other assets over $7,500, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
9 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
- increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- restricting donations to political parties
- federal action on public housing
- strengthening gun control laws
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- implementing refugee and protection conventions
- increasing marine conservation
- privatising government-owned assets
- more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- increasing freedom of political communication
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- protecting whistleblowers
- protecting citizens' privacy
Voted both ways
Positions where Matt’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$615,031 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.13× the median for SA.
- Office Administration$295k
- Office Facilities$137k
- Employee Travel$62k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$60k
- Travel Allowance$32k
- Other Car Costs$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 Matt Burnell at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.