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Dave Sharma

Dave Sharma

LP
Party Liberal Party
Electorate NSW
Offices
  • Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
  • Shadow Assistant Minister for International Development and the Indo-Pacific
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Wikipedia

Devanand Noel "Dave" Sharma (born 21 December 1975) is an Australian politician and former public servant and diplomat who has served as Senator for New South Wales since November 2023. Prior to that, he served as the member for Wentworth in the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022, when he lost the seat to independent challenger Allegra Spender. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

He previously served as head of the International Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2010–2012) and as Ambassador to Israel (2013–2017). His appointment to the latter post, at the age of 37, made him one of Australia's youngest ambassadors and the second Australian ambassador of Indian heritage.

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3
Rebellions
1440
Votes attended
2046
Possible votes
70%
Attendance rate
Voting Record   Full record ↗
Voted for

temporary protection visas decreasing availability of welfare payments putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial protecting citizens' privacy maintaining or increasing defence spending drug testing welfare recipients privatising certain government services nuclear energy a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Temporary Exclusion Orders increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
Mixed / less clear

increasing the cost of humanities degrees a character test for Australian visas increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws compulsory income management for welfare recipients increasing accessibility of government data and documents political intervention in research funding grants unconventional gas mining prioritising religious freedom speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) reproductive bodily autonomy placing the CFMEU into administration
Voted against

restricting foreign ownership increasing investment in renewable energy more scrutiny of intelligence services & police increasing funding for university education increasing the age pension increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites increasing freedom of political communication creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
Interests & Gifts
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Real Estate
Interests
  • Location: Sydney NSW · Purpose For Which Owned: Residence
Share Holdings
Interests
  • Name Of Company: Sharma Family Company Pty Ltd
Trusts
Interests
  • Name Of Company: Sharma Family Trust · Nature: Investment · Interest: Joint beneficiary · Type: trustee
  • Name Of Company: Sharma Family Trust · Nature: Investment · Interest: Joint beneficiary · Type: beneficiary
Liabilities
Interests
  • Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residence · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank
Investments
Interests
  • Type Of Investment: Managed funds · Body Of Which Investment Is Held: Netwealth, Perennial, Wingate, Our Innovation Fund, Kelly Partners Investment Fund
Savings Or Investment Accounts
Interests
  • Nature Of Account: Savings accounts · Name Of Bank Institution: ING, CBA, HSBC
Other Assets
Interests
  • Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation account
Other Income
Interests
  • Name Of Income: Investment income
Salary

We estimate Dave Sharma received a parliamentary salary of: $299,090

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: $109,198
  • Printing and Communications: $8,693
  • Publications: $1,515
  • Office Consumables and Services: $3,101
  • Travel Allowance: $9,252
  • Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $235
  • Telecommunications - Usage: $51
  • Private-Plated Vehicle: $5,099
  • COMCAR: $2,834
  • Parliamentary Duties: $445
  • Fares: $8,636
  • Domestic Travel: $26,963
  • Office Facilities - Not stated: $42,372
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