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Lisa Marie Chesters (born 11 February 1980) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Division of Bendigo. Prior to her election to parliament she worked as a union organiser for United Voice.

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Voted for

a carbon price increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace a minerals resource rent tax increasing protection of Australia's fresh water increasing the age pension increasing restrictions on gambling removing children from immigration detention increasing the diversity of media ownership decreasing the gender pay gap letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions

Mixed / less clear

a transition plan for coal workers the Paris Climate Agreement increasing investment in renewable energy federal government action on animal & plant extinctions restricting foreign ownership increasing transparency of big business by making information public implementing refugee and protection conventions stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage) encouraging Australian-based industry

Voted against

temporary protection visas increasing or removing the Government debt limit privatising government-owned assets increasing the price of subsidised medicine an emissions reduction fund increasing funding for road infrastructure increasing freedom of political communication decreasing ABC and SBS funding deregulating undergraduate university fees increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts charging postgraduate research students fees

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Self: Location: Kennington · Purpose: Residential; Location: Reid · Purpose: Work Related Accommodation
Spouse/partner: Location: Flora Hill · Purpose: Leased to tenant

Liabilities

Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage residential properties · Creditor: Bendigo Bank
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on investment property · Creditor: Bendigo Bank

Saving Or Investment Accounts

Self: Nature Of Account: Savings (Joint Account) · Institution: Bendigo Bank; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Bendigo Bank; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Bendigo Bank
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Bendigo Bank
Dependent children: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Bendigo Bank; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Bendigo Bank

Memberships Conflict Possible

Self: Member, Bendigo Art Gallery (family); Member, Bendigo Discovery Centre (family); Member, Victorian Zoos (family); Member, National Museum of Australia (family); Member, Virgin Australia Beyond
Spouse/partner: Member, Virgin Australia Beyond

Other Interests Potential Conflict

Spouse/partner: PHD Student at ANU

Salary

We estimate Lisa Chesters 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: $158,935
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $341
Telecommunications - Usage: $410
Printing and Communications: $65,368
Office Consumables and Services: $26,307
Publications: $286
Travel Allowance: $4,830
Private-Plated Vehicle: $3,839
COMCAR: $5,205
Fares: $8,313
Domestic Travel: $11,782
Office Facilities - Not stated: $32,254

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