No housing crisis for politicians

While owning a home has become out of reach for millions of Australians, many parliamentarians are building large real estate portfolios with the help of tax concessions and taxpayer-funded travel allowances.

Sean Johnson22 September 2022

Over 60 per cent of federal MPs and senators own real estate beyond their home, including rental properties, second residences in Canberra, holiday and beach houses, commercial real estate and farms.

Our analysis of the Members’ and Senators’ Interest Registers shows the registration of 252 non-principal places of residence (PPR) by 138 parliamentarians. Some properties are co-owned with spouses, partners and other family members.

The two major parties dominate the listings, with Labor representatives owning 47 per cent and those from the Coalition 44 per cent. This is not just due to the number of seats the parties hold, as the table below shows that when parliamentary representation is factored in their holdings still far outpace the minor parties and independents. The difference is starkest with the Greens, where their proportion of holdings is less than half of their parliamentary representation.

Party	No. of MPs and senators	No. of holdings	Proportion of total holdings	Party representation in parliament
Labor	68	118	46.8%	103 (45.4%)
Coalition parties	56	110	43.7%	90 (39.7%)
Greens	4	8	3.2%	16 (7.1%)
Other minor parties & independents	10	16	6.4%	18 (7.9%)
Total	138	252

Biggest property owners (includes principal residence)

7 properties: Karen Andrews and Nola Marino

6: Tony Burke and Andrew Willcox

5: Colin Boyce , Gavin Pearce , Louise Miller-Frost , Sophie Scamps

4: Madeleine King , Rowan Ramsey, Rick Wilson, Meryl Swanson Glenn Sterle

Landlords

48 MPs and senators - 21 per cent of the parliament - own a total of 71 rental properties. Labor has 26 landlords in its ranks and the Coalition 15.

The largest landlord is new LNP MP Andrew Willcox with five rental properties in Queensland he co-owns with his wife. Another of note is Senator Pauline Hanson, who has disclosed she receives income from an investment property in Maitland NSW but failed to declare the property in her interests statement.

Many of parliament's landlords would benefit from generous tax concessions like negative gearing, if mortgage repayments exceed rental income (as is commonly the case), and/or capital gains tax concessions.

Ministers

MPs and senators at the top of the totem pole are the largest real estate investors in parliament.

69 per cent of Albanese government ministers (29 of 42) own at least one investment property, with twelve owning two or more. Employment Minister Tony Burke owns or co-owns five properties across Tasmania, Victoria and the ACT. Burke had only one investment property at the start of the last parliament in 2019.

The Coalition is not far behind: 65 per cent of shadow ministers (29 of 44) own at least one investment property, with 14 owning two or more. The Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews co-owns six residential properties across Queensland, NSW and Western Australia, while Shadow Assistant Education Minister Nola Marino has six farms in Western Australia.

Canberra residences

54 MPs and senators have second residences in the Canberra region for use when parliament is sitting. 52 per cent are owned by Labor parliamentarians and the remainder by those from the Coalition.

Despite not incurring hotel or motel costs, these parliamentarians are entitled to a tax free travel allowance of $299 for each overnight stay to cover “accommodation, meals and incidental expenses.” As the typical stay during sitting weeks is four nights, Sunday through Thursday, those with a residence would be entitled to $1,196 a week or around $20,000 a year (based on the 2021 sitting schedule).

The hefty allowance would go a long way to offsetting any mortgage repayments on the properties. Our analysis shows at least 30 parliamentarians have declared mortgages on their Canberra properties, however the true number could be higher as some have not declared which properties their mortgages are for.

Holiday houses

Sixteen parliamentarians have declared holiday or beach houses. Teal independent Allegra Spender has even declared two holiday houses at Great Mackerel Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches. Why one holiday house in the same suburb is not enough is anyone's guess.

Another standout is former defence minister Linda Reynold’s holiday house in Bali. The digs must be useful for avoiding the hordes of Australian tourists.

‘Homeless’

At the other end of the spectrum 21 parliamentarians don’t even own a home. However 10 have spouses or partners with residences which they probably have a legal entitlement to a share of in the event of divorce or separation. And another six could be in the same boat as they are senators who are not required to publicly disclose their families’ assets.

This leaves just four parliamentarians who have declared that neither they nor their immediate family own any real estate, including young Greens MPs’ Max Chandler-Maher and Stephen Bates, Liberal MP James Stevens and Labor MP Matt Burnell. Newly-elected Labor senator Fatima Payman could be in this group too as the 27 year old has only declared one interest. A bank account.

In time these young elected officials will buy homes, cars and other assets, but let's hope they never reach the levels of some of their parliamentary colleagues. They could do worse than follow the lead of Finance Minister Katy Gallagher with her single home and mortgage. (Gallagher also distinguishes herself from her ministerial colleagues by not accepting gifts, free travel and hospitality.)

While no one can criticise parliamentarians for wanting to build their wealth, it is disconcerting that so many have done it via a non-productive investment like real estate, which benefits from public subsidies and crowds out people who simply want to buy a home to live in.

Labor

Date	Rep	Person	Location	Purpose
24/08/2022	Ayres, Tim	Self	Currarong, NSW	Holiday house and investment property
23/08/2022	Brown, Carol	Self	West Hobart, Tasmania	Investment Property
23/08/2022	Farrell, Don	Self	Kingston, ACT	Residential
23/08/2022	McAllister, Jenny	Self	Wentworth Falls, NSW	Rural property managed for the purposes of environment conservation and recreation. Interest held via Project Tableland Environment Trust, shown at (2) Trusts and Nominee Companies. Held jointly with spouse.
23/08/2022	McAllister, Jenny	Self	Redfern, NSW (held jointly with spouse)	Investment
23/08/2022	O'Neill, Deborah	Self	Kingston, ACT	Residential
23/08/2022	O'Neill, Deborah	Self	Yorky's Knob, QLD	Investment
23/08/2022	O'Neill, Deborah	Self	Alcomie, TAS	Investment
23/08/2022	O'Neill, Deborah	Self	Stanley, TAS	Investment
22/08/2022	Green, Nita	Self	Mermaid Beach, Queensland	Investment
22/08/2022	Smith, Marielle	Self	Kingston, ACT - jointly with spouse	Residential
20/08/2022	Walsh, Jess	Self	Byron Bay, NSW	Investment
19/08/2022	Grogan, Karen	Self	Rosewater, South Australia	Investment
19/08/2022	Wong, Penny	Self	Adelaide, SA	Residential - joint with family member↳ Former residence of family member. 19/08/24
19/08/2022	Wong, Penny	Self	Turner, ACT	Residential - joint with spouse
18/08/2022	Stewart, Jana	Self	North Fitzroy, VIC↳ Sold August 2024. Deleted from register 29/08/24	Rental Property
16/08/2022	Bilyk, Catryna	Self	Kingston, TAS	Investment
16/08/2022	Bilyk, Catryna	Self	South Hobart, TAS	Investment
16/08/2022	Bilyk, Catryna	Self	South Hobart, TAS	Investment
16/08/2022	Bilyk, Catryna	Self	Griffiths, ACT	Residential
12/08/2022	Lines, Sue	Self	Griffith, ACT	Residential
12/08/2022	Lines, Sue	Self	Victoria Park, WA ↳ Deleted from register 26/09/22	Investment
12/08/2022	Lines, Sue	Self	Redfern, NSW ↳ Deleted from register 27/01/23	Investment
12/08/2022	Lines, Sue	Self	Busselton, WA	Investment↳ Private use. Amended 19/05/23
10/08/2022	Hill, Julian	Self	Eden, NSW - 60% share	Investment
10/08/2022	Sterle, Glenn	Self	Kingston ACT	Investment
10/08/2022	Sterle, Glenn	Self	Kingston ACT	Residential / Investment
10/08/2022	Sterle, Glenn	Self	Halls Head WA↳ Sold. Deleted from register 19/09/24	Investment
8/08/2022	Ciccone, Raff	Self	Huntingdale, VIC	Investment
8/08/2022	Ciccone, Raff	Self	Oakleigh East, VIC	Investment
8/08/2022	Polley, Helen	Self	KINGSTON ACT	INVESTMENT
8/08/2022	Polley, Helen	Self	Launceston	INVESTMENT
19/07/2022	Pratt, Louise	Self	Kingston ACT	Residence while parliament is sitting
21/05/2022	Ananda-Rajah, Michelle	Self	North Melbourne, VIC (joint holding with spouse)	Residential/investment
21/05/2022	Ananda-Rajah, Michelle	Self	Canterbury, VIC (joint holding with spouse)	Residential/investment
21/05/2022	Ananda-Rajah, Michelle	Self	Beaumaris, TAS (joint holding with spouse)	Residential/investment
21/05/2022	Ananda-Rajah, Michelle	Self	Porepunkah, VIC (joint holding with spouse)	Residential/investment
21/05/2022	Byrnes, Alison	Self	Bulli NSW	Joint owner for administrative purposes (no income derived)
21/05/2022	Charlton, Andrew	Self	Woollahra NSW	Residential Investment
21/05/2022	Charlton, Andrew	Self	Bellevue Hill NSW [Fintry - see house details]	Residential Investment
21/05/2022	Charlton, Andrew	Self	Parramatta NSW	Residential Investment
21/05/2022	Lawrence, Tania	Self	Kingston, ACT	Residential Investment
21/05/2022	Miller-Frost, Louise	Self	McCracken SA	Investment
21/05/2022	Miller-Frost, Louise	Self	Goolwa SA	Investment
21/05/2022	Miller-Frost, Louise	Self	Glynde SA	Investment
21/05/2022	Miller-Frost, Louise	Self	Kensington Park SA↳ Sold. Deleted from register 29/09/24	Investment
21/05/2022	Rae, Sam	Self	Brunswick East, VIC↳ Deleted from register 23/05/23	Secondary Residence
21/05/2022	Reid, Gordon	Self	Umina Beach, NSW	Investment
21/05/2022	Roberts, Tracey	Self	44 Bushwood Follow, Two Rocks, WA 6030↳ Sold. Deleted from register 6/11/24	Investment
21/05/2022	Sitou, Sally	Self	Marrickville	Investment (with spouse)
11/04/2022	Albanese, Anthony	Self	House - Dulwich Hill	Investment
11/04/2022	Aly, Anne	Self	Wilson WA	Investment / rental
11/04/2022	Aly, Anne	Self	Belmont WA ↳ Deleted from register 17/05/23	Investment / rental
11/04/2022	Bowen, Chris	Self	Bawley Point NSW - half share with spouse	Holiday and investment
11/04/2022	Burke, Tony	Self	Port Phillip, VIC	Investment
11/04/2022	Burke, Tony	Self	Huon Valley, TAS	Investment
11/04/2022	Burke, Tony	Self	Sorell, TAS	Investment
11/04/2022	Burke, Tony	Self	Belconnen, ACT	Residential
11/04/2022	Burke, Tony	Self	Meander Valley, Tasmania	Investment
11/04/2022	Burney, Linda	Self	Barton, ACT	Investment
11/04/2022	Burney, Linda	Self	Marrickville, NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	Butler, Mark	Self	Grange, South Australia	Investment
11/04/2022	Chalmers, Jim	Self	Apartment (Forrest, ACT)	Secondary Residence
11/04/2022	Chesters, Lisa	Self	Reid, ACT	Work related accommodation
11/04/2022	Clare, Jason	Self	Milton joint with spouse	Holiday and investment
11/04/2022	Claydon, Sharon	Self	Kingston ACT	Residential
11/04/2022	Collins, Julie	Self	Griffith, ACT (50%)	Second home for work
11/04/2022	Conroy, Pat	Self	Kingston ACT unit	Residential
11/04/2022	Dick, Milton	Self	Sunrise Beach, Qld	Investment Property
11/04/2022	Dick, Milton	Self	Clayfield, Qld	Investment Property
11/04/2022	Dick, Milton	Self	Griffith, ACT	Secondary Residence
11/04/2022	Dreyfus, Mark	Self	South Yarra VIC	Investment through superannuation fund
11/04/2022	Elliot, Justine	Self	Murwillumbah	Investment
11/04/2022	Georganas, Steve	Self	Greece	Block of unconstructed residential land (inheritance)
11/04/2022	Hill, Julian	Self	Kingston	52% share: Residential, investment
11/04/2022	Jones, Stephen	Self	Kingston, ACT↳ Deleted from register 28/05/24	Rental
11/04/2022	Kearney, Ged	Self	Harmers Haven, VIC	Vacant land - potential holiday location (37% share)
11/04/2022	Kearney, Ged	Self	Hervey Bay, QLD	Investment property (50% share)
11/04/2022	Khalil, Peter	Self	Murrumbeena VIC	Investment
11/04/2022	King, Catherine	Self	Ballarat, VIC	Investment property
11/04/2022	King, Madeleine	Self	Barton ACT (2016 - sole ownership)	Canberra residence
11/04/2022	King, Madeleine	Self	Osmington WA (2007 - 1/3 share joint)	Holiday Home
11/04/2022	King, Madeleine	Self	Beaconsfield WA (2010 - joint)	Residential
11/04/2022	Marles, Richard	Self	East Geelong	Investment
11/04/2022	Marles, Richard	Self	Queanbeyan	Residential
11/04/2022	McBain, Kristy	Self	Bega, NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	McBain, Kristy	Self	Tura Beach, NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	McBride, Emma	Self	Norah Head, NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	Mitchell, Rob	Self	Phillip Island	Holiday home
11/04/2022	Neumann, Shayne	Self	Interest in residential unit at Palm Beach, Queensland	Investment - rental
11/04/2022	Neumann, Shayne	Self	Interest in residential unit at Caloundra, Queensland	Investment - rental
11/04/2022	O'Connor, Brendan	Self	Fitzroy	Investment
11/04/2022	O'Connor, Brendan	Self	Lorne, Vic	Holiday House (occasional rental)
11/04/2022	O'Neil, Clare	Self	East Melbourne, Victoria (shared ownership)↳ Deleted from register 10/08/23	Investment property
11/04/2022	Phillips, Fiona	Self	Comberton	Rural
11/04/2022	Plibersek, Tanya	Self	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Investment (with spouse)
11/04/2022	Plibersek, Tanya	Self	Caringbah, NSW	Investment (with spouse)
11/04/2022	Plibersek, Tanya	Self	Kingston, ACT	Residential
11/04/2022	Rishworth, Amanda	Self	Cumberland Park SA (jointly owed with spouse)	Investment
11/04/2022	Rishworth, Amanda	Self	Griffith ACT	Second home
11/04/2022	Rowland, Michelle	Self	Caves Beach	Residential Investment
11/04/2022	Stanley, Anne	Self	Watson, ACT	Investment
11/04/2022	Swanson, Meryl	Self	Kingston ACT jointly owner with spouse	Residence
11/04/2022	Swanson, Meryl	Self	Nelson Bay NSW jointly owned with spouse	Investment
11/04/2022	Swanson, Meryl	Self	House and granny flat Kurri Kurri, NSW (jointly owned with spouse)	Investment
11/04/2022	Templeman, Susan	Self	Wentworth Falls, NSW	Rural property, managed for the purposes of environment conservation and recreation. Interest held via unit holdings in Project Tableland Environment Trust.
11/04/2022	Templeman, Susan	Self	Campbell ACT	Residence
11/04/2022	Thwaites, Kate	Self	Collingwood	Investment
11/04/2022	Vamvakinou, Maria	Self	Sunshine West	Investment rental
11/04/2022	Vamvakinou, Maria	Self	Carlton North	Investment
11/04/2022	Vamvakinou, Maria	Self	Brunswick East Victoria	Investment Rental
11/04/2022	Watts, Tim	Self	Apartment, Kingston ACT	Investment
11/04/2022	Wells, Anika	Self	Chermside, QLD	Joint residency with spouse↳ Changed to 'rental property' 18/04/23
11/04/2022	Wilson, Josh	Self	Spearwood, WA - jointly with spouse↳ Sale of property. Deleted from register 15/06/23	Investment
11/04/2022	Wilson, Josh	Self	Beaconsfield, WA - jointly with spouse	Investment
11/04/2022	Zappia, Tony	Self	Moana	20% interest - holiday home
11/04/2022	Zappia, Tony	Self	Ingle Farm	20% interest - investment
11/04/2022	Zappia, Tony	Self	Pooraka	50% interest - investment

Coalition

Date	Rep	Person	Location	Purpose
7/09/2022	Hughes, Hollie	Self	Kingston, ACT apartment	Residential purposes↳ Amended to 'Residential/Investment' 26/10/22
24/08/2022	Brockman, Slade	Self	Griffith, ACT	Residence
24/08/2022	McKenzie, Bridget	Self	Griffith Canberra	Investment / Residential
24/08/2022	McKenzie, Bridget	Self	Residential Property, Middle Park Victoria	Investment
24/08/2022	McKenzie, Bridget	Self	Elwood, Victoria	Investment
23/08/2022	Henderson, Sarah	Self	Point Lonsdale	Investment property
23/08/2022	Henderson, Sarah	Self	Canberra ACT	Residential
23/08/2022	Paterson, James	Self	Mornington Peninsula, Victoria	Investment property
23/08/2022	Paterson, James	Self	Kingston, ACT	Residential
22/08/2022	Antic, Alex	Self	Island Beach, Kangaroo Island (SA)	Vacant land
22/08/2022	Colbeck, Richard	Self	DEVONPORT TAS	Investment property
22/08/2022	Payne, Marise (retired)	Self	Chippendale	Investment
19/08/2022	Smith, Dean	Self	Inglewood, Western Australia ↳ Sold. Deleted from register 30/11/22	Investment
19/08/2022	Smith, Dean	Self	Lyons, ACT	Investment
18/08/2022	Canavan, Matthew	Self	Macquarie, ACT ↳ Deleted from register 18/01/23	Residence
18/08/2022	Duniam, Jonathon	Self	Surfers Paradise, QLD	Investment
17/08/2022	Scarr, Paul	Self	Apartment, Griffith, ACT	Residential
14/08/2022	Askew, Wendy	Self	Griffith ACT	Residential Property (Joint with Spouse)
14/08/2022	Askew, Wendy	Self	Launceston	Investment
12/08/2022	Reynolds, Linda	Self	Bali, Indonesia	Holiday home
10/08/2022	Davey, Perin	Self	Griffith, ACT (joint with spouse)	Canberra residence for Parliament
10/08/2022	Davey, Perin	Self	Tocumwal, NSW	Joint investment with spouse
10/08/2022	Davey, Perin	Self	Deniliquin, NSW	Investment (joint with spouse)
9/08/2022	Birmingham, Simon	Self	Klemzig, SA	Investment
9/08/2022	Fawcett, David	Self	Civic, ACT	Investment
9/08/2022	Fawcett, David	Self	Noosa, Qld	Investment
9/08/2022	Rennick, Gerard	Self	Cabarita beach	Investment Property
9/08/2022	Rennick, Gerard	Self	Canberra Property↳ Deleted from register 28/11/24	Second residence
9/08/2022	Rennick, Gerard	Self	Chinchilla	Investment Property
9/08/2022	Rennick, Gerard	Self	Brisbane	Investment Property
5/08/2022	Chandler, Claire	Self	Blackmans Bay, TAS	Investment property (co-owned with spouse)
26/07/2022	Cash, Michaelia	Self	Turner	Second residence
26/07/2022	Cash, Michaelia	Self	Floreat WA	Investment with spouse
21/05/2022	Ware, Jenny	Self	Coff Harbour, NSW	Part owner, Investment
21/05/2022	Ware, Jenny	Self	Hurstville, NSW	Part owner, Investment
21/05/2022	Watson-Brown, Elizabeth	Self	Hastings Point, NSW	Holiday flat (50%)
21/05/2022	Watson-Brown, Elizabeth	Self	Auchenflower, Queensland	Investment (50%)
21/05/2022	Willcox, Andrew	Self	Summer Park Brisbane↳ Deleted from register 1/11/23	Owner/Landlord
21/05/2022	Willcox, Andrew	Self	Currajong Townsville	Owner/Landlord
21/05/2022	Willcox, Andrew	Self	Hyde Park Townsville↳ Deleted from register 8/04/24	Owner/Landlord
21/05/2022	Willcox, Andrew	Self	Garbutt Townsville	Owner/Landlord
21/05/2022	Willcox, Andrew	Self	MT St John Townsville	Owner/Landlord
11/04/2022	Andrews, Karen	Self	Clear Island Waters, Queensland	Investment
11/04/2022	Andrews, Karen	Self	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	Investment
11/04/2022	Andrews, Karen	Self	Deniliquin, NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	Andrews, Karen	Self	Ayr, Queensland↳ Deleted from register 28/02/24	Investment
11/04/2022	Andrews, Karen	Self	Palm Beach, Queensland	Investment
11/04/2022	Andrews, Karen	Self	Mudgeeraba, Queensland	Investment
11/04/2022	Archer, Bridget	Self	St Helens, Tasmania	Holiday property (co-owned with spouse)
11/04/2022	Buchholz, Scott	Self	WOOLLOONGABBA, QLD	Joint Investment
11/04/2022	Buchholz, Scott	Self	Blackwater, QLD	Investment Property
11/04/2022	Buchholz, Scott	Self	Blackwater, QLD ↳ Deleted from register 7/02/24	Investment
11/04/2022	Buchholz, Scott	Self	Barton, ACT	Second residential
11/04/2022	Chester, Darren	Self	Kingston ACT	RESIDENTIAL (NOTE 50% OWNERSHIP)↳ Now 100% ownership. Updated 25/10/22
11/04/2022	Chester, Darren	Self	Ivanhoe VIC	INVESTMENT
11/04/2022	Chester, Darren	Self	Lakes Entrance VIC	INVESTMENT
11/04/2022	Coulton, Mark	Self	Bingara, NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	Coulton, Mark	Self	New Acton, ACT↳ Deleted from register 9/05/23	Residential (Canberra)
11/04/2022	Dutton, Peter	Self	Brisbane CBD↳ Deleted from register 22/12/22	Residential investment
11/04/2022	Fletcher, Paul	Self	Paddington NSW	Investment
11/04/2022	Gee, Andrew	Self	Property located in Sydney held via SMSF company	Rental
11/04/2022	Gee, Andrew	Self	Sydney	Rental
11/04/2022	Gillespie, David	Self	PORT MACQUARIE	RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RENTAL
11/04/2022	Gillespie, David	Self	RANDWICK, NSW	INVESTMENT RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
11/04/2022	Gillespie, David	Self	GRIFFITH, ACT	RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
11/04/2022	Goodenough, Ian	Self	Rural Property, Red Gully, Western Australia↳ Sold to independent third party. Deleted from register 21/12/23	Business and Investment
11/04/2022	Goodenough, Ian	Self	Commercial Tenancy, Currambine, Western Australia	Business and Investment
11/04/2022	Goodenough, Ian	Self	Office, Belmont, Western Australia↳ Sold to independent third party. Deleted from register 21/12/23	Business and Investment
11/04/2022	Hamilton, Garth	Self	Middle Ridge	Investment
11/04/2022	Hamilton, Garth	Self	South Toowoomba	Investment
11/04/2022	Hamilton, Garth	Self	South Toowoomba	Investment
11/04/2022	Hogan, Kevin	Self	Ballina LGA	Investment Property, SMSF
11/04/2022	Howarth, Luke	Self	Mount Pleasant, Queensland	Investment property
11/04/2022	Joyce, Barnaby	Self	Baradine NSW	Rural property
11/04/2022	Landry, Michelle	Self	Griffith, Canberra	Residential Unit
11/04/2022	Ley, Sussan	Self	Gold Coast	Investment
11/04/2022	Ley, Sussan	Self	Albury	Private Rental
11/04/2022	Littleproud, David	Self	Barton ACT	Private Residence
11/04/2022	Marino, Nola	Self	Harvey, WA	Farm
11/04/2022	Marino, Nola	Self	Harvey, WA	Leased out for farming
11/04/2022	Marino, Nola	Self	Myalup, WA	Leased out for farming
11/04/2022	Marino, Nola	Self	Myalup, WA	Leased out for farming
11/04/2022	Marino, Nola	Self	Harvey, WA	Farm
11/04/2022	Marino, Nola	Self	Harvey, WA	Farm
11/04/2022	McCormack, Michael	Self	Melbourne	Investment
11/04/2022	O'Brien, Ted	Self	Canberra, ACT	Second residence (sitting weeks and during other Parliamentary duty)↳ Converted to investment. 21/11/22
11/04/2022	Pasin, Tony	Self	OB Flat, SA	Farmland
11/04/2022	Pasin, Tony	Self	Adelaide	Residential
11/04/2022	Pearce, Gavin	Self	Myalla Rd, Myalla TAS	Prime Agriculture property including 94Ml irrigation on farm dam and irrigation licence (Under lease)
11/04/2022	Pearce, Gavin	Self	Lapoinya TAS	Prime agriculture property (Under lease)
11/04/2022	Pearce, Gavin	Self	Lapoinya TAS	Farm (Solicitor currently drafting up lease agreement)
11/04/2022	Pitt, Keith	Self	Brisbane	Investment (Family Trust)
11/04/2022	Pitt, Keith	Self	Kingston, ACT↳ Deleted from register 3/09/24	Investment (family trust)
11/04/2022	Price, Melissa	Self	Geraldton, Western Australia	Investment↳ Residence. 12/12/23
11/04/2022	Price, Melissa	Self	Kingston, ACT↳ Deleted from register 11/12/23	Residential
11/04/2022	Ramsey, Rowan	Self	Maylands, Adelaide	Private Residence
11/04/2022	Ramsey, Rowan	Self	Port Neill	Beach House
11/04/2022	Ramsey, Rowan	Self	Kimba	Agricultural Land
11/04/2022	Sukkar, Michael	Self	Ringwood North VIC	Investment
11/04/2022	Sukkar, Michael	Self	Canberra ACT	Investment
11/04/2022	Tehan, Dan	Self	O'Connor, ACT	Investment
11/04/2022	Tudge, Alan (retired)	Self	Canberra	Residential / investment
11/04/2022	Vasta, Ross	Self	Manly QLD	Investment Property
11/04/2022	Vasta, Ross	Self	Brisbane QLD↳ Deleted from register 29/11/23	Investment Property
11/04/2022	Webster, Anne	Self	Griffith ACT	Residential
11/04/2022	Wilson, Rick	Self	Albany	Farming Property
11/04/2022	Wilson, Rick	Self	Griffith, ACT ↳ Sold 25/6 Cunningham Griffith ACT. Deleted from register 13/05/24	Investment
11/04/2022	Wilson, Rick	Self	Scarborough, WA	Investment
11/04/2022	Wood, Jason	Self	King Henry Cafe Sassafras	Commercial
11/04/2022	Young, Terry	Self	Buderim	Secondary place of residence

Greens

Date	Rep	Person	Location	Purpose
24/08/2022	McKim, Nick	Self	Nubeena Tasmania	Investment
24/08/2022	McKim, Nick	Self	New Norfolk, Tasmania	Investment property
24/08/2022	McKim, Nick	Self	Nubeena Tasmania	Holiday Home - joint with partner
24/08/2022	Rice, Janet (retired)	Self	Sisters Beach, Tasmania	Residential (holiday home)
19/08/2022	Faruqi, Mehreen	Self	500m2 land parcel, Lahore, Pakistan	Sole owner
19/08/2022	Faruqi, Mehreen	Self	Port Macquarie, NSW↳ Deleted from register 8/11/24	Investment - joint owned with spouse
19/08/2022	Faruqi, Mehreen	Self	Beaconsfield, NSW	Investment - joint owned with spouse
3/08/2022	Allman-Payne, Penny	Self	Cleveland, QLD	Investment (former home)

Other minor parties and independents

Date	Rep	Person	Location	Purpose
23/08/2022	Hanson, Pauline	Self	Maitland NSW [property not declared. Sold March 2023.]	Investment property
19/08/2022	Pocock, David	Self	Wavell Heights, QLD↳ I lent money to family for the deposit. I'm not on the title but will be paid back if/when they sell. Deleted from register 31/01/23	Residential
19/08/2022	Pocock, David	Self	Marmion, WA↳ Long-term loan to a friend for deposit. 31/01/23	Residential
19/08/2022	Pocock, David	Self	Whyalla, SA↳ Sold. Deleted from register 21/09/23	Investment
21/05/2022	Daniel, Zoe	Self	Separation Creek, Victoria	Holiday house
21/05/2022	Scamps, Sophie	Self	Woollongabba, Queensland↳ Deleted from register 25/10/23	Investment
21/05/2022	Scamps, Sophie	Self	Kentish Local Govt Area - North West Tasmania	Investment
21/05/2022	Scamps, Sophie	Self	Terrey Hills, NSW↳ Deleted from register 25/10/23	Investment
21/05/2022	Scamps, Sophie	Self	Wee Jasper, NSW	Farm
21/05/2022	Spender, Allegra	Self	Great Mackerel Beach, NSW	Holiday House / Investment
21/05/2022	Spender, Allegra	Self	Great Mackerel Beach, NSW↳ Deleted from register 14/02/23	Holiday House / Investment
21/05/2022	Tink, Kylea	Self	Greenwich, NSW↳ Deleted from register 3/10/23	Investment property
11/04/2022	Haines, Helen	Self	50% share of residential property Northcote Victoria 3070	Investment
11/04/2022	Sharkie, Rebekha	Self	House - central Queensland [listed as Bucasia in previous disclosure]	Investment
11/04/2022	Steggall, Zali	Self	Manly, NSW	Investment property
11/04/2022	Wilkie, Andrew	Self	Southport Tasmania 7109	Joint tenant with spouse/partner - Holiday home

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