Ted O'Brien
MP for Fairfax · Liberal–National Coalition
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- not reported
The allowance depends on the division's area. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Members’ Interests, in Ted’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
1. Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies, including holding companies.
- Aurizon Holdings Ltd
- Super Retail Rep Ltd
- Suncorp Grp Ltd
- Woolworths Grp Ltd
- The Lottery Corporation
- Findi
2. Trusts and nominee companies
Family and business trusts and nominee companies, whether a beneficial interest is held or the member is a trustee.
- Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
- Store Invest Enhanced Income Investment vehicle for self Yes
- Fund No. 1 storage properties Yes
- MXT (Metrics) Master Income unitholding in Australian based Yes
- Trust alternative asset manager Yes
- Equity for Sophia - GCI - Gryphon Managed investment
- Capital Income Trust
- Managed Investment
- Equity for Sophia - Regal
- Investment Fund
- Equity for Children - Ophir High Management Invesment Yes
- Conviction Fund
3. Real estate
Real estate, giving the suburb or area only and the purpose for which it is owned.
- Buderim Qld · Primary Residence
- Canberra ACT · Second residence for sitting weeks and during other
- Canberra ACT · Parliamentary duties
- Investment
- Buderim QLD · Primary Residence
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Home loan (Joint) against Buderim property · Commonwealth Bank
- Home loan (Joint) against Canberra property · Commonwealth Bank
- Home loan (Joint) against Buderim property · Commonwealth Bank
- Home loan (Joint) against Canberra property · Commonwealth Bank
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings Account (joint) · Commonwealth Bank
- Complete Access Account (joint) · Commonwealth Bank
- Mastercard · Commonwealth Bank
- Personal Credit Card · Commonwealth Bank
- Electorate Allowance Transaction Account · Commonwealth Bank
- Superannuation Account · Australian Super
- Savings Account (joint) · Commonwealth Bank
- Complete Access Account (joint) · Commonwealth Bank
- Savings Account (sole) · Commonwealth Bank
- Superannuation Account · Uni Super
- Managed Investment Scheme · Ord Minnett Multi-Asset High Growth Portfolio
- Youth Saver Account · Commonwealth Bank
- Managed investment scheme, encompassing · Investor directed portfolio service
- separately managed accounts:
- - Ord Minnett Australian Emerging Companies
- portfolio
- - Ord Minnett Australian Core Equities Portfolio
- - ASIA - BETA ASIATECH TIGERS ETF UNITS
- - CRED - BETAAUSCORPBONDETF ETF
- UNITS
- - MNRS - BETA GLOBAL GOLD ETF UNITS
- - MVA - VANECK PROPERTY ETF UNITS
- - NDQ - BETASHARENASDAQ100 ETF UNITS
- - QHAL - VANEXK QUAL HEDGED ETF UNITS
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Car
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- Qantas Chairman's Lounge Membership
- Virgin VIP Club Membership
- Astra TV Subscription in Electorate Office
12. Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Travel - flights, ground transfers, meals and accommodation provided by "China Matters" for a study
- tour to China: 23-29 Sept 2019.
- Travel - flights, ground transfers, meals and accommodation provided by "the Ministry of Foreign
- Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)" for a study tour to Taiwan: 29 October - 1 November 2019.
- Contribution of $5,000 towards accommodation and domestic flights provided by "Coalition for
- Conservation" for a study tour to the USA and Canada: 23 Jan - 9 Feb 2023.
- Attendance at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, including flights, accommodation, transfers,
- conference registration and events provided by "Alliance for Responsible Citizenship" held in the
- United Kingdom: expenses spread between 27 Oct - 5 Nov 2023.
- Attendance at COP28, including flights, accommodation, transfers, conference registration and
- events provided by "Coalition for Conservation" held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: expenses
- spread between 5 Dec - 13 Dec 2023.
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Queensland Club
Nothing declared under directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income, other interests.
2 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.
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- 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
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
- restricting foreign ownership
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- increasing consumer protections
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
Voted both ways
Positions where Ted’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.
- 36%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 36%limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- 32%federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- 32%ending government investment in fossil fuels
- 30%reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- 29%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$1,080,476 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.60× the median for QLD.
- Office Administration$324k
- Employee Travel$274k
- Office Facilities$264k
- Other Car Costs$78k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$76k
- Travel Allowance$45k
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 Ted O'Brien at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.