Tim Ayres
Senator for NSW · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Industry and Innovation · Minister for Science
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Tim’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.
- Camperdown, NSW · Residence
- Currarong, NSW · Holiday house and investment property
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Home mortgage · Bank of Adelaide
- Credit Card · ME Bank
- Mortgage on Holiday House · Commonwealth Bank
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings account/Offset · CBA
- Savings account/Offset · Adelaide Bank
- Savings account · Teachers Mutual
- Savings account · ANZ
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation related insurance
Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Occasional rental income
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Complimentary subscription to Foxtel television provided by Astra Subscription Media Australia to my Electorate Office to the value of $1,600.00 per annum
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Qantas Chairman's lounge membership
- Rex Airline Lounge Membership
- Virgin Lounge membership
- +2 x tickets to Mackenzie courtesy of Bell Shakespeare · 30 June 2026
- +Hospitality, Charter flights and Accommodation to facilitate a briefing, tour and announcement at Olympic Dam, provided by BHP · 11 November 2025
- +3 x tickets to NRL game courtesy of the South Sydney Rabbitohs · 15 March 2026
- +2 x tickets to On the Steps: Jimmy Barnes and Kate Ceberano at Sydney Opera House Forecourt courtesy of The Mushroom Group · 2 February 2026
- +2 x tickets to Rabbitohs Season Launch courtesy of the South Sydney Rabbitohs · 4 March 2026
- +2 x tickets to the Rabbitohs Red and Green Ball courtesy of the Rabbitohs Corporate Team · 7 September 2025
- +2 x tickets to the NRL & NRLW grand final courtesy of NRL events · 30 September 2025
- +Hospitality and Accommodation to facilitate a briefing, tour and announcement at Olympic Dam, provided by BHP · 4 November 2025
- −Hospitality and Accommodation to facilitate a briefing, tour and announcement at Olympic Dam, provided by BHP. This item deletes the alteration lodged on 4 November, in order to provide additional information - see below · 11 November 2025
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Member of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other interests.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing funding for road infrastructure
- increasing consumer protections
- removing children from immigration detention
- revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- strengthening gun control laws
- reducing taxes for high-income earners
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- ending illegal logging
- increasing funding for legal aid
- letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- ending immigration detention on Nauru
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
Voted both ways
Positions where Tim’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$1,571,692 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 2.56× the median for NSW.
- Employee Travel$726k
- Office Facilities$569k
- Office Administration$90k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$77k
- Other Car Costs$49k
- Travel Allowance$44k
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 Tim Ayres at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.