David Farley

We estimate David Farley 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.

• Latest quarter total: $1,316
• Office Consumables and Services: $1,159
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $157

• Australia news live: Joyce says One Nation MP got migration policy wrong; second fur seal dies of suspected bird flu
• Swans fans turn up to support women’s team – as it happened
• Hanson forced to intervene after One Nation MP says party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s
• NSW police commissioner says ‘I unreservedly apologise’ for miscommunication over 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper’s death – as it happened
• Defence joins search for missing bushwalker – as it happened
• ‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy
• Angus Taylor warns of ‘eternity of pain’ if One Nation wins government in strongest attack yet on Pauline Hanson
• Albanese trashes Taylor’s Midwinter Ball speech – as it happened
• Garth Hamilton storms out of question time after outburst – as it happened
• Court rules identities of multiple survivors of Bondi attack cannot be published – as it happened

• Politics with Michelle Grattan: One Nation’s David Farley on the migrants his party wants (2026-08-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  Farley described One Nation’s immigration target as more complex than its official 130,000 figure, estimating about 40,000 more ‘rotating’ migrants were also needed.
• With wind in its sails, One Nation looks to replicate Farrer success in Victoria – and federally (2026-05-10)
  Josh Sunman
  One Nation’s allure for disenchanted voters is now established, with the Liberals particularly at existential risk.
• View from The Hill: government shuts down telehealth-for-VAD bill, defying Labor conference (2026-08-11)
  Michelle Grattan
  Independent MP Kate Chaney has jumped on the results of the Labor conference to push her VAD bill for debate.
• Grattan on Friday: why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation (2026-08-20)
  Michelle Grattan
  A state-level byelection is rarely of interest to anyone outside the electorate in question. But the poll in Secret Harbour will test Pauline Hanson’s party.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Farrer is a key test for One Nation vs the Coalition (2026-03-16)
  Michelle Grattan
  Ahead of the May 9 by-election, hear from candidates and locals about the early frontrunners to win Farrer – long held by former Liberal leader Sussan Ley.
• Slump for Labor in YouGov survey, but not in other federal polls (2026-04-22)
  Adrian Beaumont
  Federal Labor is stable in the polls - except for a new YouGov survey. Meanwhile, the Coalition leads in a Victorian Resolve poll.
• Liberal candidate draws top of ballot paper in Farrer but faces mammoth battle (2026-04-14)
  Michelle Grattan
  The eagerly-anticipated byelection will take place on May 9.
• View from The Hill: Taylor defends putting One Nation ahead of Farrer independent as ‘least worst option’ (2026-04-26)
  Michelle Grattan
  Angus Taylor has defended preferencing One Nation ahead of Michelle Milthorpe in the May 9 Farrer byelection.
• View from The Hill: Would Pauline Hanson really risk a tilt at the lower house? (2026-05-05)
  Michelle Grattan
  The One Nation leader is leaving open the idea that she might quit her Senate seat to stand for the House of Representatives.
• View from The Hill: It’s a chilly campaign for Matt Canavan in Farrer (2026-04-21)
  Michelle Grattan
  The byelection in the federal seat of Farrer on May 9 is shaping up to be a contest of the right.
• Angus Taylor warns a One Nation government would bring ‘an eternity of pain’ (2026-07-09)
  Michelle Grattan
  Angus Taylor has delivered his most comprehensive attack so far on One Nation in a speech to the Sydney Institute.
• View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign (2026-03-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  Taylor is in desperate need of a strategy to counter One Nation.
• Coalition preferences could deliver a One Nation victory in Farrer by-election (2026-04-30)
  Josh Sunman
  By preferencing and emulating One Nation, the Coalition is likely enhancing, rather than limiting, Pauline Hanson’s political influence.
• View from The Hill: Ley formally resigns, tells Taylor it’s ‘vital’ he holds Farrer (2026-02-27)
  Michelle Grattan
  Deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley formally resigned from parliament on Friday – and sent a blunt challenge to her successor, Angus Taylor.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history (2026-04-29)
  Michelle Grattan
  One of the frontrunners in the landmark by-election, independent Michelle Milthorpe, as well as One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, also joined us on the podcast.
• Australia’s migration system lacks something crucial: a plan (2026-07-02)
  Peter McDonald
  No one can seem to agree what the level of migration to Australia should be. This is partially because governments don’t really make careful, considered plans.
• Two polls have Labor third on primary votes, five months out from the Victorian election (2026-06-15)
  Adrian Beaumont
  Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s approval rating has hit dire levels. Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson leads as preferred prime minister in federal Resolve poll.
• NDIS changes to be unveiled on Wednesday will provide budget’s biggest cuts (2026-04-20)
  Michelle Grattan
  To rein in spiralling costs, the government aims to cut the scheme’s growth rate from 10% to about 5% annually.
• View from The Hill: A primal scream from Farrer throws Liberals into deeper crisis (2026-05-09)
  Michelle Grattan
  The result will raise more doubts about whether, or for how long, Angus Taylor will survive as Liberal leader.
• One Nation wins Farrer byelection as Liberal vote crashes (2026-05-09)
  Adrian Beaumont
  David Farley’s win means One Nation has won its first election for a federal House of Representatives seat.
• Trump’s ratings slide further, but gerrymanders will help Republicans at midterm elections (2026-05-15)
  Adrian Beaumont
  Trump’s net approval is below what any past president since Harry Truman had at this point in their term.
• One Nation’s anti-abortion turn shows MAGA’s creeping power in Australia (2026-06-14)
  Prudence Flowers
  Despite a long history of being pro-choice, Pauline Hanson is adopting an array of Trumpian tactics – including trying to wind back abortion access.
• ‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer (2026-05-07)
  Lain Dare, Mark Evans, Max Halupka, Michelle Grattan
  In Australia’s regional heartland, something unusual is happening, it’s no longer predictable, listening to voters might give some clues.
• Grattan on Friday: As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave (2026-05-21)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Albanese government has found itself on the thorny end of a social media campaign post-budget as it watches One Nation ride a wave.
• Grattan on Friday: the Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has (2026-05-07)
  Michelle Grattan
  Willy willies, those small tornado-like dust storms often seen in the outback, will pop up all over the political landscape in the next week. Watch out for spin.
• The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular? (2026-04-26)
  Frank Bongiorno
  Albanese’s Labor government seems to be under little threat politically. But difficult economic times and an insecure global environment are making voters anxious.
• How workplace bullying can affect your personality (2025-09-19)
  Samuel Farley, David Hughes, Karen Niven
  Recent research has looked at the effect of bullying on the ‘big five’ personality traits.
• Teacher defamation highlights social media’s legal perils (2014-03-07)
  David Rolph
  Last November, a young man was ordered by a NSW court to pay A$105,000 in damages for defaming a teacher at his former school on Twitter. The decision, which only came to light earlier this week, should…
• Lee Miller: the model-turned-photographer who brought the horrors of war to Vogue (2024-09-13)
  Lynn Hilditch
  Who was Lee Miller, the subject of Kate Winslet’s new biopic?