Allegra Spender

We estimate Allegra Spender received a parliamentary salary of: $239,270

Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.

• Latest quarter total: $179,515
• Printing and Communications: $51,134
• Office Consumables and Services: $3,935
• Publications: $2,782
• Travel Allowance: $3,864
• Private Vehicle Allowance: $2,063
• COMCAR: $337
• Telecommunications - Usage: $386
• Fares: $1,514
• Domestic Travel: $23,840
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $89,660

• Anonymous $200,000 donation to charity providing free meals – as it happened
• Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics – as it happened
• Crossbench MPs pressure Labor over gas export tax – as it happened
• Never waste a fuel crisis: the Albanese government must seize the moment and start taxing gas companies | Greg Jericho
• Capital gains tax discount ‘overwhelmingly’ benefits investors in Australia’s richest electorates, analysis shows
• ACCC calls emergency meeting with fuel suppliers – as it happened
• Morning Mail: Two more Iranians reportedly seek asylum, Labor alarm at PM’s war stance, mastering ‘green confetti’
• Two ADF aircraft sent to assist Australians stranded in Middle East – as it happened
• Major parties knock back inquiry into racism and sexism in the Senate – as it happened
• PM tables election review in question time – as it happened

• The Wentworth Project: Allegra Spender’s profile rises, but polarises (2022-04-30)
  Michelle Grattan
  In the third report on The Wentworth Project, we find in focus group research that independent candidate Allegra Spender has shifted soft voters opinions about her
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Dave Sharma, Allegra Spender, and Kerryn Phelps on the contest for Wentworth (2022-05-04)
  Michelle Grattan
  Michelle Gratten speaks with the two main candidates in Wentworth, Liberal Dave Sharma and "teal" independent Allegra Spender, as well Kerryn Phelps, the former independent member in the seat.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: independent MP Allegra Spender on making tax fairer for younger Australians (2025-07-31)
  Michelle Grattan
  The influential crossbench MP warns young working people are going backwards financially. She also backs the government’s proposed YouTube ban for kids – for now.
• The Wentworth Project: polling shows voters prefer Albanese for PM, and put climate issue first in ‘teal’ battle (2022-03-23)
  Michelle Grattan, Max Halupka
  In the seat of Wentworth, the Liberals are being challenged by a high profile “teal” candidate, Morrison is unpopular, Albanese is preferred PM, and climate change tops issues people say will influence their vote.
• Crossbenchers cancel their membership of airlines’ elite lounges (2024-11-05)
  Michelle Grattan
  Independents, Allegra Spender and Helen Haines, have declared they are pulling out of the elite lounges run by Qantas and Virgin, amid the ongoing spotlight on privileges.
• View from The Hill: New watchdog won’t stop bad behaviour in parliament (2024-08-21)
  Michelle Grattan
  A new Parliamentary Standards Commission will oversee behaviour codes for parliamentarians and their staff. The primary function of the commission will be to investigate allegations of code breaches.
• View from The Hill: Could going too negative on ‘teals’ do Liberals more harm than good? (2022-04-24)
  Michelle Grattan
  As the government fights for its life, John Howard, the Liberals’ living icon, has been on the campaign trail.
• Parliament condemns antisemitism, but can’t avoid the blame game (2025-02-04)
  Michelle Grattan
  Independent Allegra Spender spearheaded a condemnation of antisemitism by federal parliament – but the debate was mired in partisanship.
• We can talk about a higher rate of GST in Australia, but it will never happen (2023-08-30)
  John Quiggin
  While Australia must make some hard choices to pay for services in the future, increasing the goods and services tax is just too hard.
• The big teal steal: independent candidates rock the Liberal vote (2022-05-21)
  Amy Nethery
  Australian politics will never be the same after the stunning success of teal candidates at the 2022 federal election.
• The Wentworth Project: ‘Soft’ voters say Spender out-campaigning Sharma but some still weighing decision (2022-05-14)
  Michelle Grattan
  The battles in the most high-profile teal seats have become nail-biters as some “soft” voters in these previously safe Liberal heartland electorates are leaving their decisions until very late.
• Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs (2022-05-03)
  Amy Nethery
  One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the so-called ‘teals’.
• Grattan on Friday: We need more tax revenue, but don’t ask the major parties how we’ll get it (2023-03-30)
  Michelle Grattan
  The government is hamstrung by its election promise to not raise taxes or bring in new ones. That’s for this term, but its narrow majority is likely to make Labor wary at the next election of bold tax reform promises.
• Grattan on Friday: Labor’s ‘Godfather’ seeks deal on electoral reform – but some fear changes could disadvantage community candidates (2023-06-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  Farrell and Albanese were long-time factional opponents. But under Albanese’s government, Farrell is prospering. With the thaw in China-Australia relations, it’s a very good time to be trade minister.
• The Wentworth Project: ‘Soft’ voters dislike Morrison but hesitate about Albanese (2022-04-15)
  Michelle Grattan
  In the second instalment of the Wentworth Project, voters didn’t like Scott Morrison one bit. But they couldn’t think of much positive to say about Anthony Albanese.
• Polls suggest Trump still shielding Labor as right-wing vote drops (2026-04-08)
  Adrian Beaumont
  The government is yet to see any major backlash in the polls over the fuel crisis, with most voters blaming Donald Trump instead.
• Albanese backs down over sexual orientation census question (2024-08-30)
  Michelle Grattan
  The about-faces comes after outrage from LBGTQI groups, some Labor MPs and members of the public.
• Chalmers wins tail wind on tax reform from roundtable (2025-08-21)
  Michelle Grattan
  Jim Chalmers ends his roundtable more optimistic then he started, leaving in its wake broad support to work on three major areas of tax reform.
• Former Wentworth MP Dave Sharma pulls off surprise victory for Liberal Senate vacancy (2023-11-26)
  Michelle Grattan
  The former member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma, has won the Liberal Senate spot left by the retirement of the former Foreign Minister Maris Payne. He beat former NSW minister Andrew Constance 251 to 206…
• Senator David Pocock thrown out of Parliament Sports Club after criticising gambling link (2025-10-10)
  Michelle Grattan
  The ACT senator had his club membership cancelled after going public with concerns about its link with the gambling industry.