Rob Mitchell

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 Rob Mitchell 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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• Redistributions will make McEwen a safer Labor prospect (2013-08-28)
  Zareh Ghazarian
  The Victorian federal electorate of McEwen was a hard seat for Labor to win during the Howard years thanks to the popularity of the then-incumbent Liberal MP, Fran Bailey. But this year, due to major changes…
• Computing helps the study of infections on a global and local scale (2016-06-06)
  Jodie McVernon, Joshua Ross, Kathryn Glass, Lewis Mitchell, Nic Geard, Rob Moss
  Millions of people die or suffer from infectious diseases each year. Computer modelling can now help simulate the impact of any spreading disease.
• Lost and found: the case of the ‘missing votes’ in Indi (2013-09-12)
  Zareh Ghazarian
  Following a close count on election night, the result in the rural Victorian electorate of Indi is still unknown. As the counting of votes continued, it was still unclear whether Liberal incumbent Sophie…
• Australia’s robust voting system deserves praise, not criticism (2013-09-18)
  Zareh Ghazarian
  Tony Abbott was today sworn in as Australia’s 28th prime minister. The election results, however, are yet to be formally declared, with some controversy surrounding the counting of votes in the electorate…
• State of the states: Seismic shocks could shift Victoria the Coalition’s way (2016-06-14)
  David Hayward
  With a popular state Labor government and premier in charge, the economy picking up speed and the state budget in substantial surplus, federal Labor had every reason to see Victoria as its own.
• The Albanese government has announced the next speaker of the house. What’s the role and why is it important? (2022-07-20)
  John Hawkins, Stephen Wilks
  Given the Labor government’s small majority, the speaker’s role will be especially important in this parliament. The much larger cross-bench will be arguing for a greater voice.
• Joan Kirner united farmers and conservationists to care for the land (2015-06-03)
  Andrew Campbell
  Among the plaudits for Joan Kirner it is also worth noting her pivotal role in the development of landcare in Australia.
• Mental health services need more money, not a reshuffle (2015-04-16)
  Philip Mitchell
  A proposal to re-direct a billion dollars of funding from acute hospital mental health services to the community risks causing a major destabilisation of the public mental health system.
• It’s reputation that matters when spin doctors go back to the newsroom (2017-09-03)
  Caroline Fisher
  Australian news editors and politicians give their views on the ethical issues arising when reporters return to journalism after time as a political spin doctor.
• State of the states: Queensland and Tasmania win it for the Coalition (2019-05-20)
  Nick Economou, Ian Cook, Maxine Newlands, Richard Eccleston, Rob Manwaring, Stewart Jackson
  The Tasmanian seats of Bass and Braddon were always going to be key elements of a Coalition victory – and so it proved to be.
• Friday essay: reclaiming artist-musician Anita Lane from the ‘despised’ label of muse (2022-09-26)
  Meera Atkinson
  After Anita Lane died, former collaborator Nick Cave said she “despised the concept of the muse but was everybody’s”. Meera Atkinson highlights her achievements – with help from those who knew her.
• A history of the marsupial lion - with science, colonial politics and bunyips (2018-05-14)
  Pete Minard
  The 19th-century British anatomist Richard Owen downplayed the role of colonial contributors and largely ignored the importance of Aboriginal testimony and knowledge in describing the marsupial lion.
• State of the states: six politics experts explain the key seats across the country (2025-04-02)
  David Clune, Narelle Miragliotta, Paul Williams, Robert Hortle, Rob Manwaring, Zareh Ghazarian
  In what’s sure to be a closely fought election, every vote counts, but some seats will see particularly tight races. Which ones are most at play?
• State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia (2022-04-13)
  Paul Williams, John Phillimore, Mark Rolfe, Michael Lester, Rob Manwaring, Zareh Ghazarian
  What are the key seats and issues affecting Australians? Six experts tell us what to expect in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales.
• State of the states: will Whelan disendorsement make a difference in Tasmania? (2019-05-10)
  Chris Aulich, Dain Bolwell, Ian Cook, Maxine Newlands, Nick Economou, Richard Eccleston, Rob Manwaring
  It remains to be seen whether the Liberals’ campaign woes in Lyons will have any impact on the neighbouring battleground seats of Bass or Braddon, which recent polls suggest the Liberals could regain.
• Judith Wright, an activist poet who was ahead of her time (2022-05-01)
  Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
  A new collection of non-fiction by one of Australia’s greatest poets enriches our understanding of her legacy.
• State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign (2022-05-16)
  Paul Williams, John Phillimore, Mark Rolfe, Michael Lester, Rob Manwaring, Zareh Ghazarian
  In the first week of the campaign we journeyed around the country with a team of politics experts. Now we retrace our steps to look at what’s happened since.
• An open letter from 1,200 Australian academics on the Djab Wurrung trees (2020-11-04)
  Peta Malins, Crystal McKinnon, Kim Kruger, Paola Balla
  After the Directions Tree was cut down last week, Australian academics - both Indigenous and non-Indigenous - have come together in ‘sorrow and anger’.
• Why are some people afraid of cats? (2017-01-12)
  Sally Shuttleworth
  Today, the causes of many phobias are as inscrutable as ever – but they were only ‘invented’ in the 19th century.
• Jo Cox: local MP who left her mark on a Yorkshire constituency (2016-06-17)
  Andrew Mycock
  After one meeting with this rising Labour star, we were already talking about her leadership potential.
• Barbershop Talks: A safe place to discuss Black masculinity (2018-09-25)
  Warren Clarke, Nadine Powell
  Barbershop Talks use the idea of the “barbershop around the corner” as a place to meet and discuss ideas and create a safe space for Black men and boys to talk openly about masculinity.
• William Shakespeare: archaeology is revealing new clues about the Bard’s life (and death) (2020-04-22)
  William Mitchell
  New technology is helping archaeologists uncover details of the playwright’s home, workplaces and his final resting place.