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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.
Attendance and rebellions
Voting Record Full record ↗
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
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
privatising government-owned assets increasing accessibility of government data and documents 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
Recent Votes – Current Parliament
The 10 most recent “Aye” and “No” votes recorded in the Australian Parliament's own division records this term, sourced directly from aph.gov.au independently of the voting-record data above.
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-28 – Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-28 – Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026
Interests & Gifts
- Spouse/partner: Hyperpower Pty Ltd
- Self: Location: Madeley, WA · Purpose: Residential
- Spouse/partner: Location: Madeley, WA · Purpose: Residential
- Self: Superannuation Fund
- Spouse/partner: Superannuation Fund
- Self: Lending rights from books previously authored
- Spouse/partner: Salary for employment
- Self: Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership; Virgin Club membership
- Spouse/partner: Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership; Virgin Club membership
- 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: $317,993
- Printing and Communications: $51,134
- Telephonic Services: $2,996
- Office Consumables and Services: $231
- Telecommunications - Usage: $779
- Private-Plated Vehicle: $131
- COMCAR: $4,672
- Travel Allowance: $1,610
- Scheduled Commercial Transport: $2,233
- Fares: $32,392
- Domestic Travel: $143,254
- International Travel: $7,024
- Ministerial Visits: $9,045
- Office Facilities - Not stated: $62,491
See also
Other House members from Western Australia:
- Kate Chaney (IND, MP for Curtin)
- Trish Cook (ALP, MP for Bullwinkel)
- Tom French (ALP, MP for Moore)
- Patrick Gorman (ALP, MP for Perth)
- Andrew Hastie (LP, MP for Canning)
- Matt Keogh (ALP, MP for Burt)
- Madeleine King (ALP, MP for Brand)
- Tania Lawrence (ALP, MP for Hasluck)
- Sam Lim (ALP, MP for Tangney)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas (ALP, MP for Swan)
- Melissa Price (LP, MP for Durack)
- Tracey Roberts (ALP, MP for Pearce)
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