Llew O'Brien

We estimate Llew O'Brien 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.

• Latest quarter total: $127,468
• Printing and Communications: $42,583
• Office Consumables and Services: $13,142
• Publications: $2,629
• Private-Plated Vehicle: $6,548
• Parking: $159
• COMCAR: $2,352
• Travel Allowance: $8,952
• Telecommunications - Usage: $349
• Fares: $2,030
• Domestic Travel: $3,571
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $45,155

• Nationals in disarray as rebel MP Llew O'Brien is elected deputy Speaker
• LNP MP may cross floor over federal integrity commission legislation
• Banking royal commission: another National signals support as Christensen launches site

• VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus (2020-02-14)
  Michelle Grattan
  Michelle Grattan talks with Deputy Vice Chancellor Geoff Crisp about the week in politics, including the “sports rorts” affair, the future of Michael McCormack and the corona virus travel ban.
• Behave as a team, Morrison tells the troops (2020-02-11)
  Michelle Grattan
  Addressing Tuesday’s Coalition party room, Morrison called for unity, reminding members they were not there as a team, and declaring the government had a “contract” with the Australian people.
• View from The Hill: It turned into a profitable day at the office for Nat rat (2020-02-10)
  Michelle Grattan
  The internal chaos of the Nationals has continued into the second week of parliament. With the minor party of the Coalition deeply split, the future of the government is uncertain.
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael McCormack on banks and the bush, and the election battle (2019-02-05)
  Michelle Grattan
  Acknowledging the big challenges ahead for the Nationals at the election, he told The Conversation he is "not going to write Cowper off yet".
• Turnbull talks with rebel National on banks (2017-11-28)
  Michelle Grattan
  If the Nationals as a party moved to support an inquiry, Malcolm Turnbull would be left deeply embarrassed.
• Government’s Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s why (2019-11-24)
  Yee-Fui Ng
  The proposed National Integrity Commission is under attack, amid fears it will be toothless. The government needs to rethink its model.
• View from The Hill: defiant Nationals break with Liberals over hate bill, putting strain on Coalition (2026-01-20)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Nationals have broken with their Coalition partners, voting against the government’s hate speech legislation despite the Liberals agreeing to it.
• Turnbull backed against the wall by rebel Nationals on bank inquiry (2017-11-27)
  Michelle Grattan
  Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison appear to have become hostages to rebel Nationals determined at all costs to secure a commission of inquiry into the banks.
• View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce challenges McCormack with pitch to make Nationals more assertive (2020-02-03)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Nationals’ meltdown has been triggered by the forced resignation of Bridget McKenzie, and while only a new deputy needed to be elected, Joyce has seized the opportunity to make his leadership run.
• Grattan on Friday: Nationals force reluctant Turnbull to dress in Shorten’s banking clothes (2017-11-30)
  Michelle Grattan
  Seldom is a government’s impotence and frustration as much on display as it was when Malcolm Turnbull finally capitulated and announced he would set up a banking royal commission.
• Grattan on Friday: Government’s misjudgement on banking royal commission comes back to bite it (2018-04-20)
  Michelle Grattan
  Just why the government was so keen to shield an industry where wrongdoing had been obvious is not entirely clear.
• Queensland’s election year shadowed by federal in-fighting, scandals and voter fatigue (2020-02-16)
  Chris Salisbury
  With a state election due in October, both Labor and the LNP in Queensland are on shaky ground.
• Grattan on Friday: Morrison can only look on as Nationals ‘wicked problem’ damages his government (2020-02-13)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Nationals face the “wicked problem” of how to subvert the uncertain fortnight behind them, with the possibility of further leadership spills constantly looming.
• Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with Tony Abbott (2016-06-02)
  Michelle Grattan
  As the Liberals went into this election, there was some nervousness about which Tony Abbott would be on show during the campaign.