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Eleanor Elizabeth Margaret Whiteaker is an Australian politician who is a Senator for Western Australia, having been elected in the 2025 federal election. Her six-year term began on 1 July 2025.

Prior to her election to the Senate, she is the first female Party Secretary of the WA State Branch of the Australian Labor Party since July 2022, having served as its deputy secretary previously since 2018.

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Voted for

transgender rights and protections a character test for Australian visas reducing air pollution net zero emissions by 2050 increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) criminalising hate speech increasing the cost of humanities degrees criminalising hate symbols strengthening gun control laws mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences

Mixed / less clear

None recorded

Voted against

suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) making price gouging illegal considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural) increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws increasing legal protections for LGBTI people increasing freedom of political communication increasing accessibility of government data and documents expanding public funded dental care maintaining or increasing defence spending protecting citizens' privacy capping the indexation rates for HECS-HELP debts

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Interests

Location: Beeliar, Western Australia · Purpose For Which Owned: Residential

Liabilities

Interests

Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residential property · Creditor: Beyond Bank Australia

Savings Or Investment Accounts

Interests

Nature Of Account: Transaction and Savings Accounts x 5 · Name Of Bank Institution: Beyond Bank Australia

Other Assets

Interests

Name Of Other Asset: Arrowstreet Global Equity Fund - Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited
Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation, life insurance and TPD insurance - Australian Super

Office Holder Donating

Interests

Name Of Organisation: Member and Donor - Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
Name Of Organisation: Member - Australian Manufacturing Workers Union

Other Interest

Interests

Nature Of Interest: Qantas Chairman's Lounge Membership

Salary

We estimate Ellie Whiteaker 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: $119,724
Publications: $667
Office Consumables and Services: $7,197
Printing and Communications: $10,596
Telecommunications - Usage: $513
Travel Allowance: $7,406
Private-Plated Vehicle: $3,053
COMCAR: $1,621
Fares: $26,208
Parliamentary Duties: $101
Domestic Travel: $34,669
Office Facilities - Not stated: $27,693

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