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Anne Aly

Anne Aly

ALP
Party Australian Labor Party
Electorate Cowan
Offices
  • Minister for International Development
  • Minister for Small Business
  • Minister for Multicultural Affairs
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Wikipedia

Anne Azza Aly (Arabic: آني علي, born Azza Mahmoud Fawzi Hosseini Ali el Serougi, 29 March 1967) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor member of the House of Representatives since the 2016 election, representing the electorate of Cowan in Western Australia. In 2025, Aly became Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development and Minister for Multicultural Affairs, joining Albanese's cabinet. She held the Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth portfolio in the Albanese ministry from 2022 to 2025.

Aly is the first female federal parliamentarian of Islamic faith and one of Australia's first two government ministers to be Muslim. She is the first female Muslim national cabinet member in Australian history.

Aly was a professor, lecturer and academic specialising in counter-terrorism, and she is considered a global authority on understanding how and why young people are drawn into violent extremism. Aly founded People Against Violent Extremism (PaVE) to address extremism in Australia.

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Rebellions
Never rebelled
1556
Votes attended
1890
Possible votes
82%
Attendance rate
Voting Record   Full record ↗
Voted for

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace increasing protection of Australia's fresh water regional processing of asylum seekers increasing funding for university education increasing restrictions on gambling increasing consumer protections increasing the diversity of media ownership decreasing the gender pay gap creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
Mixed / less clear

the Paris Climate Agreement making TAFE education fee-free increasing transparency of big business by making information public federal government action on animal & plant extinctions considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural) implementing refugee and protection conventions more scrutiny of intelligence services & police increasing political transparency increasing investment in renewable energy climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage) encouraging Australian-based industry
Voted against

privatising government-owned assets increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial ending immigration detention on Nauru the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) 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 stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
Interests & Gifts
Shareholdings
  • Spouse/partner: Hyperpower Pty Ltd
Real Estate
  • Self: Location: Madeley, WA · Purpose: Residential
  • Spouse/partner: Location: Madeley, WA · Purpose: Residential
Other Assets Over 7500
  • Self: Superannuation Fund
  • Spouse/partner: Superannuation Fund
Other Substantial Sources Of Income
  • Self: Lending rights from books previously authored
  • Spouse/partner: Salary for employment
Gifts
  • Self: Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership; Virgin Club membership
  • Spouse/partner: Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership; Virgin Club membership
Other Interests Potential Conflict
  • Spouse/partner: Employed at the WA Corruption and Crime Commission
Salary

We estimate Anne Aly received a parliamentary salary of: $376,850

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.

Expenditure
  • Latest quarter total: $442,091
  • Printing and Communications: $82,583
  • Office Consumables and Services: $3,088
  • Travel Allowance: $7,500
  • Private-Plated Vehicle: $4,698
  • COMCAR: $7,576
  • Telecommunications - Usage: $861
  • Fares: $42,397
  • Parliamentary Duties: $64
  • Domestic Travel: $168,612
  • International Travel: $25,080
  • Ministerial Visits: $31,025
  • Office Facilities - Not stated: $68,607
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