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Joanna Leigh Briskey is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Maribyrnong after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election.

She ran in the 2012 Queensland state election as Labor's candidate in Cleveland, previously held by her father Darryl Briskey. She is a member of the Labor Left.

Before entering Parliament she was a national coordinator with the United Workers Union.

Briskey serves on the House of Representatives Standing Committee: Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport. As well as on the Joint Standing Committees: Trade and Investment Growth, and Treaties.[5]

She is a member of the United Workers Union, Electrical Trades Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, and the Community and Public Sector Union.

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Voted for

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) strengthening gun control laws reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status unconventional gas mining increasing investment in the coal industry

Mixed / less clear

None recorded

Voted against

maintaining or increasing defence spending suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) more scrutiny of intelligence services & police protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats ending government investment in fossil fuels net zero emissions by 2050 increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws procedural fairness

Interests & Gifts

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Shareholdings

Spouse/partner: Suncorp Australia; Santos

Real Estate

Self: Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia · Purpose: Residential (jointly owned with spouse)
Spouse/partner: Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia · Purpose: Residential (jointly owned with spouse)

Liabilities

Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residential property (joint with spouse) · Creditor: ANZ; Nature Of Liability: Credit Card · Creditor: ANZ
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residential property (joint with spouse) · Creditor: ANZ; Nature Of Liability: Novated Lease · Creditor: SGfleet

Saving Or Investment Accounts

Self: Nature Of Account: Savings (joint with spouse) · Institution: ANZ; Nature Of Account: Investment · Institution: Raiz
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings (joint with spouse) · Institution: ANZ; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: NAB; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: RACQ

Other Assets Over 7500

Self: Superannuation; Life Insurance
Spouse/partner: Superannuation

Other Substantial Sources Of Income

Spouse/partner: Income from investments set out above; Income from employment

Gifts

Self: 1x ticket to AFL Dream Time Game from Essendon Football Club; 2x tickets to AFL ANZAC Day Game from Essendon Football Club; 1x ticket to Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final from Netball Victoria; 2x tickets to Netball Victoria Grand Final Function
Spouse/partner: 1x ticket to AFL Dream Time Game from Essendon Football Club
Dependent children: 1x ticket to Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final from Netball Victoria

Sponsored Travel Or Hospitality Over 300

Self: Refreshments from ANACTA for First Speech function on 23/08/2025

Memberships Conflict Possible

Self: Australian Labor Party; United Workers Union; Electrical Trades Union Victoria; Australian Manufacturing Workers Union; Community and Public Sector Union; Western Bulldogs Football Club; EMILYs List; Virgin Lounge Membership; Qantas Lounge Membership
Spouse/partner: Australian Labor Party; United Workers Union; Western Bulldogs Football Club; Virgin Lounge Membership
Dependent children: Western Bulldogs Football Club

Salary

We estimate Jo Briskey 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: $212,148
Printing and Communications: $111,947
Office Consumables and Services: $8,085
Telecommunications - Usage: $741
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $378
Travel Allowance: $6,939
Fares: $3,784
COMCAR: $1,616
Domestic Travel: $14,560
Office Facilities - Not stated: $64,099

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