Penny Wong
Senator for SA · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Foreign Affairs · Leader of the Government in the Senate
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Leader of the Government in the Senate · 87.5% of base
- $209,361
- Salary
- $448,631
- 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 Penny’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.
- Unley LGA, SA · Residence - joint with spouse
- Canberra, ACT · Residence - joint with spouse
- Unley LGA, SA · Future residence - joint with spouse
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage, Unley LGA residence · ANZ
- Mortgage, Unley LGA future residence · ANZ
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Cheque · ANZ
- Savings - joint with spouse · ANZ
- Mortgage Offset - joint with spouse · ANZ
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Private superannuation
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- +4 x Tickets to WOMADelaide 2026 - gift from the WOMAD Foundation 19/02/2026 · 26 February 2026
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- +Hotel Upgrade in Jakarta (1 Night, 18/08/2025) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia · 19 September 2025
- +Accommodation provided by the Government of Indonesia, 18 August 2025 · 30 March 2026
- +Ground transport provided by the Government of Malaysia, 9-11 July 2025 · 30 March 2026
- +Ground transport provided by the Government of the Republic of Korea, 29-30 October 2025 · 30 March 2026
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Australian Labor Party (SA Branch) - True Believers Fund
- EMILY's List
- Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Australian Labor Party (SA Branch) - Member
- Australian Services Union - Member
- CFMEU (Manufacturing Division) - Member
- Progressive Left Unions and Sub-branches - Member
- UN Women - Member
- EMILY's List - Member
- Don Dunstan Foundation - Member
- Qantas Chairman's Lounge - Member
- Virgin The Club - Member
- +CFMEU (Manufacturing Division) - Member [now the Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union] · 1 July 2026
- −CFMEU (Manufacturing Division) - Member · 1 July 2026
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- stem cell research
- increasing availability of abortion drugs
- revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- a citizenship test
- universal access to abortion services
- the territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- reproductive bodily autonomy
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- an emissions reduction fund
- deregulating undergraduate university fees
- charging postgraduate research students fees
- Senate electoral reform
- a same-sex marriage plebiscite
- increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
Voted both ways
Positions where Penny’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$1,998,670 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 3.67× the median for SA.
- Employee Travel$1.1M
- Office Facilities$312k
- International Travel$297k
- Office Administration$88k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$77k
- Other Car Costs$40k
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 Penny Wong at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.