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Basem Jamal Abdo (Arabic: باسم جمال عبده, born 3 June 1987) is an Australian politician who serves as a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Calwell. He was elected in the 2025 election as a member of the Australian Labor Party. The son of Palestinian refugees, Abdo is the first Palestinian Arab to serve in the Parliament of Australia.
Attendance and rebellions
Voting Record Full record ↗
increasing investment in the coal industry criminalising hate symbols criminalising hate speech unconventional gas mining reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status strengthening gun control laws speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
ending government investment in fossil fuels
more scrutiny of intelligence services & police protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats maintaining or increasing defence spending net zero emissions by 2050 increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws procedural fairness increasing freedom of political communication protecting whistleblowers increasing accessibility of government data and documents suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
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. 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 – 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
- Self: Location: Greenvale, VIC · Purpose: Residential
- Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residential home · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Liability: Credit Card · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Self: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Account: Savings (Joint) · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Account: Transaction · Institution: Wise Australia
- Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings (Joint) · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB); Nature Of Account: Business Transaction Account · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Account: Transaction · Institution: Wise Australia
- Self: Vehicle; Superannuation - AMP Super (disposed of July 2025); Superannuation - Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (disposed of July 2025); Digital Currency (disposed of June 2025)
- Spouse/partner: Sole Trader for freelance work
- Self: Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union; Community and Public Sector Union
Salary
We estimate Basem Abdo 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.
Expenditure
- Latest quarter total: $178,110
- Printing and Communications: $83,872
- Office Consumables and Services: $14,669
- Publications: $581
- Telecommunications - Usage: $409
- Private-Plated Vehicle: $4,379
- COMCAR: $1,418
- Travel Allowance: $8,399
- Party Political Duties: $43
- Fares: $7,974
- Domestic Travel: $13,860
- Office Facilities - Not stated: $42,506
See also
Other House members from Victoria:
- Mary Aldred (LP, MP for Monash)
- Jodie Belyea (ALP, MP for Dunkley)
- Sam Birrell (NAT, MP for Nicholls)
- Jo Briskey (ALP, MP for Maribyrnong)
- Josh Burns (ALP, MP for Macnamara)
- Darren Chester (NAT, MP for Gippsland)
- Lisa Chesters (ALP, MP for Bendigo)
- Libby Coker (ALP, MP for Corangamite)
- Mary Doyle (ALP, MP for Aston)
- Mark Dreyfus (ALP, MP for Isaacs)
- Cassandra Fernando (ALP, MP for Holt)
- Carina Garland (ALP, MP for Chisholm)
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