Rick Wilson

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We estimate Rick Wilson 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: $228,657
• Office Consumables and Services: $6,700
• Printing and Communications: $58,058
• Publications: $110
• Travel Allowance: $10,334
• Telecommunications - Usage: $462
• Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $341
• Private-Plated Vehicle: $26,307
• COMCAR: $1,172
• Parliamentary Duties: $360
• Fares: $15,815
• Domestic Travel: $31,469
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $77,527

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• Liberal warns Coalition party room that sheep trade is a ‘vote changing issue’ (2018-05-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  Broadbent didn’t use the term “doctors’ wives”, but these are the people he meant – Liberal supporters whose vote can be moved by particular causes.
• ‘Friendly’ rivalry in O’Connor: can the Nationals win again? (2013-08-18)
  John Phillimore, Lance McMahon
  The Western Australian seat of O’Connor provides a fascinating battle between the Liberal and National parties that reflects a struggle to win the hearts and minds – and votes – of regional Western Australians…
• Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton’s alternative – lower migration, more homes, and a populist swipe at billionaires (2024-05-16)
  Michelle Grattan
  In his budget reply on Thursday night, Dutton tapped into the electorally emotive issues of housing and immigration with the new measures he put forward.
• Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb, has genuine warmth – but doesn’t quite work as a musical (2026-04-10)
  Mara Davis Johnson
  The Deb is an enjoyable Australian comedy with characteristically crude humour. It’s a shame it’s not as good a musical as it is a comedy.
• Explainer: The grand jury in the Darren Wilson case and beyond (2017-08-07)
  Peter A. Joy
  Now that the grand jury has decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year old man, there remain many questions about this grand jury and generally…
• Watching Casablanca on its 80th anniversary, we remain in awe of its simplicity – and profound depth (2022-11-23)
  Ben McCann
  80 years after its release, we return to Casablanca and remember its potent mix of romance, thrills and cynicism
• Who gets to see CCTV footage? The law favours the operators (2017-01-30)
  Rick Sarre
  In a recent report highlighting ‘shortcomings’ in security and welfare services in offshore detention, six terabytes of data was ‘missing’. Don’t expect to see it any time soon.
• Eureka! Australian scientists celebrated at awards night (2013-09-04)
  Sunanda Creagh
  One of The Conversation’s most popular writers and columnists, evolutionary biologist Professor Rob Brooks, has won a 2013 Eureka Prize for his work on science communication. The annual Australian Museum…
• Lincoln Project’s anti-Trump ads show power of biting satire (2020-10-20)
  Chris Lamb
  A political action committee of longtime Republican strategists is using satire to attack President Donald Trump and influence American voters.
• Swearing in public is still illegal, but you probably won’t be charged if you’re white (2020-01-01)
  Rick Sarre
  Here’s when the law says it’s okay to let rude words fly.
• How The Conversation’s journalism made a difference in September (2020-10-09)
  Every month we ask authors what happened after their article was published. Their responses often show why The Conversation is so important.
• Teaching reptiles to avoid cane toads earns top honour in PM’s science prizes (2016-10-19)
  Michael Hopkin
  University of Sydney conservation scientist Rick Shine has won a top science honour, for work that uses evolutionary theory to try and keep cane toads from killing Australia’s native wildlife.
• Hiring friends and family might actually be good for business – new research (2022-04-20)
  Sheheryar Banuri
  Nepotism is not such a bad move, it seems.
• Are pop stars destined to die young? (2016-06-08)
  Gregory L. Hall
  For those on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Artists, their life expectancy is on par with the people of Chad, the nation with the lowest life expectancy in the world.
• Corporations don’t seem to understand Indigenous jurisdiction (2019-01-16)
  D.T. Cochrane
  TransCanada Corporation has misunderstood or misrepresented the risks associated with Indigenous jurisdiction.
• La Marseillaise: has the song that unified the French republic become too divisive? (2018-07-02)
  David Andress
  Primary school children in France will now have to learn and sing La Marseillaise. But for many people, it is racist and xenophobic.