Benjamin Small

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.

We estimate Benjamin Small 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.

Expenses data not available for this period.

• Lazy boy

• Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you (2016-05-03)
  Benjamin J. Eggleton
  Nanophotonics deals with photons at the nanometre scale, and it’s set to transform everything from internet speeds to turning your smartphone into a portable science lab.
• Tougher than the GFC: why NZ’s small businesses may be in worse shape than in 2008 (2024-10-01)
  Antje Fiedler, Benjamin Fath
  The aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis was hard. But today’s ‘long squeeze’ could be even harder for small business owners, as consumer spending and survival options diminish.
• Beware of bad customers – and 3 other ways small and medium businesses can thrive in 2025 (2024-12-19)
  Antje Fiedler, Benjamin Fath, Martie-Louise Verreynne
  Small and medium businesses have struggled in 2024 – with record rates of liquidations in New Zealand and Australia. But there are things they can do to make 2025 more successful.
• Israel is deepening its war in Gaza – here are 5 big questions about Netanyahu’s ill-advised next phase (2025-08-13)
  Ian Parmeter
  From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
• Friday essay: ‘All I am is literature’ – Franz Kafka’s diaries were the forge of his writing (2023-06-08)
  Linda Daley
  For Franz Kafka, writing was a strange way of thinking and being in the world.
• Just your initials, please! Subverting sexist biases in peer-review (2013-04-05)
  Rob Brooks
  Last week I posted a column about the rather embarrassing fuss some people made when they discovered the phenomenally successful Facebook page “I Fucking Love Science” is created and curated by a woman…
• What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one? (2025-01-17)
  Benjamin T. Jones
  Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has warned ‘an oligarchy is taking shape in America’. What is an oligarchy? And is America becoming one?
• Norway, Spain and Ireland have recognised a Palestinian state – what’s stopping NZ? (2024-05-27)
  James Mehigan
  Recognition of Palestinian statehood was previously held out as an incentive to completing peace negotiations. But that’s changed now, and New Zealand should consider changing its position too.
• How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for our frogs (2023-08-29)
  Geoffrey Heard, Benjamin Scheele, Conrad Hoskin, Jarrod Sopniewski, Jodi Rowley
  Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them.
• How The Conversation’s journalism made a difference in June (2021-07-08)
  Every month, we ask The Conversation authors what happened after we published their articles. Here are some of their stories from June 2021.
• NZ is prepared to take ‘further action’ over the Gaza crisis – here are 5 options (2025-07-29)
  Treasa Dunworth
  A joint statement by NZ and 27 other countries opens a door for further action against Israel over Gaza. What domestic and international steps could be taken?
• Populism and the federal election: what can we expect from Hanson, Palmer, Lambie and Katter? (2022-04-11)
  Benjamin Moffitt
  Clive Palmer is back trying to win a Senate seat, while Jacqui Lambie is aiming to get a second senator elected.
• Glossary: ‘sports science’ drugs (2013-04-12)
  Ian Musgrave, Benjamin Koh, Peter Fuller
  Ever since a year-long investigation by the Australian Crime Commission alleged “widespread use” of drugs in sport we’ve been hearing about a dizzying array of substances allegedly used by elite athletes…
• Friday essay: ‘I hope eventually to become a woman’ – trans life in Australia from the 1940s to 1970s (2023-09-28)
  Noah Riseman
  Before the 1970s, there were no trans organisations or publicly advertised gender clinics. But camp cultures brought together a variety of sexually- and gender-diverse people.
• Why not listen to the people for a solution to the reform stalemate? (2015-02-10)
  Geoff Gallop
  The distinction between the global and the local is collapsing under the pressure of climate change, economic restructuring, global migration and jihadism on the one hand and the populist and information…
• Flydubai attack feeds into Netanyahu’s ‘protector’ narrative with crucial elections approaching (2026-10-01)
  Ran Porat
  Netanyahu was quick to incorporate the plane attack into his campaign by posting videos and images on his social media accounts.
• A model for an Australian republic that can unite republicans and win a referendum (2018-01-25)
  Benjamin T. Jones
  This model for an Australian republic aims to ensure the process of a choosing a head of state is democratic, but also that the dignity of the office is maintained.
• Peter Grimes is a thrilling and moving staging of the great English opera (2018-09-21)
  Trevor Jones
  Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes premiered in 1945, when the composer was 31. The work can be seen as an examination of the individual versus the community and the sinister potential of the collective.
• Convergence theory explains the lack of choice in Australian politics (2015-05-19)
  Benjamin Reilly
  Convergence theory – which holds that the main Australian political parties will, over time, converge upon near-identical policy positions on most issues – was on full display during budget week.
• A stage adaptation of Dying: A Memoir asks the big questions about death – but ends up strangely unmoving (2025-10-31)
  Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara
  Cory Taylor’s 2016 book Dying: A Memoir spoke of her cancer diagnosis and impending death. Now it’s on stage with the Melbourne Theatre Company.
• Charged up: the history and development of batteries (2015-04-30)
  Jose Alarco, Peter Talbot
  Billionaire Elon Musk, the man behind the Tesla electric car, is expected to announce a new generation of battery technology this week. But how did batteries develop in the first place?
• Australia’s hidden history of slavery: the government divides to conquer (2017-10-31)
  (Waskam) Emelda Davis
  Blackbirding is one of many shared Australian histories. Australian South Sea Islanders want to encourage broader community goodwill as we work towards social justice for a forgotten people.
• To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they’re getting it wrong? (2025-01-22)
  David Lindenmayer, Benjamin Scheele, Elle Bowd, Maldwyn John Evans
  Wildlife monitoring is vital to arresting Australia’s extinction crisis. But research shows we may be getting false pictures of how species are faring.
• Trump misses out on Nobel Prize again and imposes new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. What does it mean? (2026-10-11)
  Michelle Burgis-Kasthala
  The Trump administration is bent on destroying the ICC. It will require a strong counter offensive to preserve the court and its functions.
• No, sugar doesn’t make your kids hyperactive (2024-05-28)
  Amy Reichelt
  Although the link between sugar and hyperactivity is murky, there is a proven link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and increased activity.
• Coming to terms with Tasmania’s forgotten war (2013-02-05)
  Greg Lehman
  Is Tasmania at a tipping point? Over the next two weeks The Conversation, in conjunction with Griffith REVIEW and the University of Tasmania, is publishing a series of provocations. Our authors ask where…
• Speed plus control in new computer chip: slowing down light to sound (2017-09-18)
  Moritz Merklein, Benjamin J. Eggleton, Birgit Stiller
  The speed of light is of great advantage when sending data over the internet, but it is a real challenge to master on a small chip. A new design offers a solution: convert the energy to sound.
• Electric on-demand public transport is making a difference in Auckland – now it needs to roll out further (2022-08-30)
  Benjamin Kaufman, Ainsley Hughes
  On-demand public transit can rival car ownership in convenience, while cutting emissions and cost, and simultaneously encouraging a mode shift towards public transport.
• Netanyahu set to survive another knife-edge Israeli election (2020-03-04)
  Tony Walker AM
  Despite pending criminal charges, the Israeli prime minister looks likely to form another government.
• Small-scale fisheries are throwing away fish that could feed those in poverty (2018-02-23)
  Benjamin Jones, Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Richard K.F. Unsworth
  Artisanal fishers in Sri Lanka are throwing away more marine species than they keep.