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Sarah Coral Hanson-Young (née Hanson; born 23 December 1981) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since July 2008, representing the Australian Greens.

Upon her election, Hanson-Young was the youngest woman to be elected to federal parliament, winning election at the age of 25 and taking office at the age of 26. Charlotte Walker broke this record when she was elected in 2025, aged 21. Hanson-Young was also the youngest person ever elected to the Senate (several others had been appointed at younger ages), although Walker and Jordon Steele-John have since been elected at younger ages.

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Voted for

same-sex marriage equality tobacco plain packaging a carbon price increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace implementing refugee and protection conventions recognising local government in the Constitution a minerals resource rent tax increasing marine conservation restricting foreign ownership increasing investment in renewable energy increasing Aboriginal land rights

Mixed / less clear

protecting the Great Barrier Reef federal action on public housing decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records transgender rights and protections restricting donations to political parties procedural fairness increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management more scrutiny of intelligence services & police repealing Stage 3 tax cuts increasing protection of Australia's fresh water

Voted against

government administered paid parental leave regional processing of asylum seekers privatising government-owned assets live animal export the Intervention in the Northern Territory an emissions reduction fund uranium export offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies decreasing ABC and SBS funding deregulating undergraduate university fees

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Interests

Location: Belair, South Australia · Purpose For Which Owned: Residential

Liabilities

Interests

Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residential home · Creditor: People’s choice credit union

Savings Or Investment Accounts

Interests

Nature Of Account: Savings · Name Of Bank Institution: People’s Choice Credit Union

Other Assets

Interests

Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation, Ethical Super

Gifts

Interests

Detail Of Gifts: Annual festival tickets, from Womadelaide & SA Tourism Commission
Detail Of Gifts: Festival Tickets, from BluesFest, NSW
Detail Of Gifts: Chairman’s lounge membership, from Qantas
Detail Of Gifts: Beyond membership, from Virgin Australia
Detail Of Gifts: Foxtel Subscription in Electorate Office, Foxtel
Detail Of Gifts: Tickets, Cricket Australia

Office Holder Donating

Interests

Name Of Organisation: Annual tithing to and membership of the South Australian Greens, registered political party
Name Of Organisation: Annual tithing to the Australian Greens, registered political party

Salary

We estimate Sarah Hanson-Young 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: $149,222
Telephonic Services: $240
Printing and Communications: $10,453
Office Consumables and Services: $1,931
Publications: $391
Travel Allowance: $30,757
Telecommunications - Usage: $1,145
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $198
Parliamentary Duties: $1,195
Fares: $13,509
COMCAR: $1,970
Domestic Travel: $44,239
Office Facilities - Not stated: $43,194

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