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Maria Justine Elliot (née Borsellino; born 29 July 1967) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since the 2004 federal election, representing the New South Wales seat of Richmond. She served as Minister for Ageing in the First Rudd government from 2007 to 2010 and as a parliamentary secretary in the Gillard government from 2010 to 2013.

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Voted for

same-sex marriage equality tobacco plain packaging a carbon price increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme recognising local government in the Constitution a minerals resource rent tax increasing protection of Australia's fresh water stem cell research decreasing the private health insurance rebate

Mixed / less clear

increasing competition in bulk wheat export increasing transparency of big business by making information public stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation a transition plan for coal workers increasing investment in renewable energy increasing funding for university education climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage) the Paris Climate Agreement encouraging Australian-based industry increasing housing affordability letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)

Voted against

government administered paid parental leave temporary protection visas voluntary student union fees privatising government-owned assets increasing the price of subsidised medicine the Intervention in the Northern Territory an emissions reduction fund increasing funding for road infrastructure increasing freedom of political communication decreasing ABC and SBS funding deregulating undergraduate university fees

Interests & Gifts

Interests data not available.

Salary

We estimate Justine Elliot 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: $191,905
Printing and Communications: $98,947
Office Consumables and Services: $4,391
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $379
Telecommunications - Usage: $478
Travel Allowance: $5,152
Private-Plated Vehicle: $6,495
COMCAR: $1,846
Fares: $4,678
Domestic Travel: $11,590
Office Facilities - Not stated: $57,949

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