Mike Freelander

The 10 most recent “Aye” and “No” votes recorded in the Australian Parliament's own division records this term, sourced directly from aph.gov.au independently of the voting-record data above.

We estimate Mike Freelander 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.

Expenses data not available for this period.

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• View from The Hill: Has Albanese misjudged the public mood or is he fearful of a royal commission? (2025-12-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  The calls for a federal royal commission in the wake of Bondi are now reaching a roar.
• Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s commitment to transparency should apply to national cabinet (2022-09-08)
  Michelle Grattan
  Anthony Albanese beats his drum about transparency but has rejected calls for more light to be shed on national cabinet meetings
• Grattan on Friday: Albanese government comes under more heat as it tries to navigate its position on Gaza conflict (2023-12-14)
  Michelle Grattan
  The recent vote in the United Nations on the Israel-Hamas conflict puts serious strain on the Albanese government, internally and externally writes Michelle Grattan, who dissects the governments response.
• Grattan on Friday: Albanese celebrates caucus unity, but it can come at a cost (2026-02-26)
  Michelle Grattan
  The ISIS brides story is the latest instance of how the Labor caucus, and particularly the left, has mostly taken a vow of public silence.
• Grattan on Friday: Albanese needs to step up (and mask up) to help create a new mindset to meet the COVID crisis (2022-07-14)
  Michelle Grattan
  We have reached a hinge point in the pandemic, and coming weeks pose a huge challenge for political leaders. The community has moved on from COVID. But COVID has not moved on from the community. It has dug in.
• Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers plays the tease as he pushes to change Stage 3 tax cuts (2022-10-06)
  Michelle Grattan
  Stage 3 has long been built into both federal budget planning and market expectations. Drawing on the British experience is more a convenient argument than a meaningful parallel.
• The US plan for a Space Force risks escalating a ‘space arms race’ (2018-08-10)
  Steven Freeland
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  Cameron Hunter, Bleddyn Bowen
  A new name on a few military badges doesn’t imply an escalating arms race.
• Not again: Why another federal election may be on the horizon in Canada (2022-09-27)
  Thomas Klassen
  Canadians went to the polls twice in two years, in 2019 and 2021. Here’s why yet another federal election likely looms in the fall of 2023 or the spring of 2024.