Wendy Askew
Senator for Tasmania · Liberal–National Coalition
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- 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 Wendy’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.
- Prospect Vale Tas · Residential (joint with spouse)
- Griffith ACT · Residential (joint with spouse)
- Launceston Tas · Investment (joint with spouse)
Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies.
- Westpac
- Commonwealth Bank
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage - residential property (joint with spouse) · Westpac
- Mortgage - investment property (joint with spouse) · Westpac
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings Accounts · Westpac
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation
Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Share dividends - CBA and Westpac
- Rental from investment property
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Foxtel connected to Electorate Office
- +Hamper from Huon Aquaculture · 12 January 2026
- +Icchodo Carved hand-held purse mirror from Japanese Embassy · 12 January 2026
- +Hamper from Petuna Aquaculture · 12 January 2026
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Qantas - Chairman's Lounge membership
- Virgin - Beyond Lounge membership
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Donor - St Giles Society
- Donor - Launceston City Mission
- Donor - MS Australia
- Donor - The Listening Project, Launceston
- Donor - Liberal Party of Australia - Tasmanian Division
Nothing declared under trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other interests.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- temporary protection visas
- live animal export
- increasing surveillance powers
- increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- a Free Trade Agreement with China
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing the age pension
- increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- increasing funding for road infrastructure
- building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- federal action on public housing
Voted both ways
Positions where Wendy’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$572,346 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.19× the median for TAS.
- Employee Travel$207k
- Office Facilities$115k
- Office Administration$89k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$62k
- Travel Allowance$44k
- Other Car Costs$30k
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 Wendy Askew at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.