Jason Clare

We estimate Jason Clare received a parliamentary salary of: $376,850

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: $347,930
• Printing and Communications: $49,479
• Office Consumables and Services: $3,251
• Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $423
• Telecommunications - Usage: $265
• Travel Allowance: $6,358
• Private-Plated Vehicle: $7,499
• COMCAR: $6,762
• Fares: $17,156
• Domestic Travel: $139,995
• International Travel: $670
• Ministerial Visits: $378
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $115,693

• Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme
• Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics – as it happened
• ASX suffers more heavy losses as Middle East crisis spooks investors – as it happened
• Naplan authority CEO apologises for technical glitch that delayed test on first day
• Fuel supply and Middle East conflict dominate political debate – as it happened
• Two ADF aircraft sent to assist Australians stranded in Middle East – as it happened
• ‘Massive underfunding’ blamed as students enrolled in Australian public schools falls to new low
• International students accuse Australia of treating them like ATMs after fees for one visa double without warning
• Chalmers signals ‘belt tightening’ to come in May budget – as it happened
• Coles admits in court to strong-arming supplier amid ‘Down Down’ campaign – as it happened

• New Education Minister Jason Clare can fix the teacher shortage crisis – but not with Labor’s election plan (2022-06-07)
  Pasi Sahlberg
  The teacher shortage in Australia has reached crisis levels. We will fix this by improving the conditions for existing teachers, not with cash incentives for university students.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jason Clare on Australia’s education challenges (2022-07-06)
  Michelle Grattan
  Michelle Grattan speaks with New Education Minister Jason Clare as he finishes travelling the country taking soundings in the education sector.
• Jason Clare promises ‘reset’ of government’s relations with universities (2022-07-06)
  Michelle Grattan
  Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has committed to a “reset” of relations between government and universities, and promised more effort to boost the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, in a major speech on higher education.
• Australian schools could get an extra $16 billion – but only if states reach a deal with Jason Clare by the end of September (2024-09-04)
  Paul Kidson
  The federal education minister has warned ‘stubborn’ states they could miss out on extra funds if they don’t agree to the current offer on school reform.
• Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics (2022-09-01)
  Sue Bennett
  The new federal education minister has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia, with a review and stern letter to the Australian Research Council.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jason Clare on the future of education in Australia (2024-02-26)
  Michelle Grattan
  The recently released Universities Accord report featured recommendations for improving education in Australia. Joining us to discuss the government's response is Education Minister, Jason Clare.
• Jason Clare has a draft plan to fix the teacher shortage. What needs to stay and what should change? (2022-11-03)
  Fiona Longmuir, Kelly-Ann Allen, Michael Phillips
  There is an ‘unprecedented’ shortage of teachers right across Australia. Education experts say teachers need respect and a more reasonable workload.
• AFP commissioner Colvin defends timing of raids on Labor (2016-05-20)
  Michelle Grattan
  AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin has defended police raids at the Melbourne office of Labor’s deputy Senate leader Stephen Conroy and the home of an ALP staffer.
• Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre to the premises (2016-06-12)
  Michelle Grattan
  Under the Labor NBN plan up to two million extra homes will get fibre-to-the-premise without additional cost to the government.
• Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education (2024-09-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to $80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy.
• School attendance rates are dropping. We need to ask students why (2023-02-26)
  Nigel Howard, Andrew Bills
  Today Australia’s education ministers are meeting and school attendance is high on the agenda. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has repeatedly flagged this as one of his key concerns.
• It’s great education ministers agree the teacher shortage is a problem, but their new plan ignores the root causes (2022-08-13)
  Pasi Sahlberg
  Australia’s education ministers have asked their departments to come up with a new plan to address the teacher shortage by December.
• What is the National School Reform Agreement and what does it have to do with school funding? (2023-03-30)
  Glenn Savage
  While it is likely many teachers, parents and students will have never heard of the agreement, it is a crucial policy.
• Too many people drop out of teaching degrees – here are 4 ways to keep them studying (2022-08-29)
  Beryl Exley, Donna Pendergast
  Two teacher educators look at how we can keep students in teaching degrees. Reimbursing them for professional placements in schools would be a start.
• Australia has a plan to fix its school teacher shortage. Will it work? (2022-12-20)
  Paul Kidson
  To use the language of a school report, the teacher shortage plan is a good effort and a positive start. But there are areas that need improvement.
• View from The Hill: ‘The bug’ gives Albanese opportunity to sell the team but less time to sell himself (2022-04-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  “Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed
• Grattan on Friday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits (2022-07-07)
  Michelle Grattan
  In this week’s NSW disaster, federal-state relations have been much smoother (acknowledging that things can fray somewhat as the clean-up goes on). The Albanese government learned from watching its predecessor’s problems.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Norton on the Albanese government’s interventionist policy to cut foreign student numbers (2024-05-29)
  Michelle Grattan
  Andrew Norton, professor in the practice of higher education policy at the ANU, joined the podcast to dissect the governments new policy to cap international student intake.
• There is declining trust in Australian unis. Federal government policy is a big part of the problem (2025-02-11)
  Graeme Turner
  According to some observers, the ‘hottest topic’ for 2025 is whether universities have lost the public’s support to operate.
• The government will cap new international students at 270,000 in 2025. But this number may not be reached (2024-08-28)
  Andrew Norton
  While caps will force some universities to reject students they would otherwise have enrolled, other universities may not be able to fully use their international student quota.
• Australia spends $5 billion a year on teaching assistants in schools but we don’t know what they do (2022-08-07)
  Julie Sonnemann, Jordana Hunter
  New Grattan Institute analysis shows there are more than 100,000 teaching assistants in classrooms across the country.
• Australia’s teacher shortage won’t be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade (2022-08-11)
  Larissa McLean Davies, Jim Watterston
  Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage. It will be their first in-person meeting for more than a year.
• Shorten gives science, small business personal priority (2013-10-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  Opposition leader Bill Shorten will take specific responsibility for science and small business and Stephen Conroy becomes spokesman for defence in Labor’s new frontbench lineup. Announcing his allocation…
• Labor’s leadership: who to next? (2013-09-09)
  Zareh Ghazarian
  With the 2013 election over, Labor has the opportunity to regroup and plan for how it will win future contests. Ever since Julia Gillard took over the Labor leadership in 2010, the party has appeared to…
• What now for the NBN under a Turnbull government? (2015-09-15)
  Rod Tucker
  Now Malcolm Turnbull has given up the post to become Prime Minister, what are the challenges ahead for the new Communications Minister to deal with Australia’s National Broadband Network?
• ‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence (2023-07-23)
  Dr Allison Henry
  The Universities Accord review found ‘sexual assault and harassment on campus is affecting the wellbeing of students and staff, and their ability to succeed’.
• R18+ classification for videogames … the quest continues (2012-02-20)
  Sam Hinton
  Late last week Federal Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare introduced a bill to parliament that takes Australia one step closer to an R18+ classification for videogames. No sooner had the classification…
• Stop the deaths: rescuing asylum seekers is an integrity issue (2013-03-26)
  Tony Kevin
  We received news yesterday of the latest fatal capsize of a boat carrying asylum seekers towards Australia – the 20th reported sinking event in four years. The two deaths yesterday brought the confirmed…
• The ANU was set up to be a ‘national asset’. Here are 3 ways it can return to its original mission (2025-09-11)
  Benjamin T. Jones
  After months of pressure, Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned. This creates a unique opportunity for the federal government.
• ‘Why would you go to uni?’ A new study looks at what young Australians do after school (2023-02-23)
  Sally Patfield, Jenny Gore, Jess Harris, Leanne Fray
  Three decades of efforts to improve equal access to university have not worked. A new book, based on ten years of research, aims to look beyond narrow, impersonal definitions of ‘equity’.