Simon Kennedy

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 Simon Kennedy 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: $244,639
• Office Consumables and Services: $26,112
• Publications: $389
• Printing and Communications: $111,881
• Private-Plated Vehicle: $5,210
• COMCAR: $2,674
• Travel Allowance: $5,461
• Telecommunications - Usage: $594
• Fares: $6,867
• Parliamentary Duties: $704
• Domestic Travel: $29,408
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $55,340

• Australia investigating reports of human rights activist detained in Vietnam – as it happened
• Australian fashion brands Cue and Veronika Maine face collapse after ‘difficult period’ – as it happened
• Albanese hints at deal on gambling and says ‘absolutely false’ that sports betting is country’s major gambling addiction – as it happened
• Coalition divided over tougher gambling laws – with MPs warning Angus Taylor against overreach
• Bullock warns more hikes possible after RBA holds cash rate at 4.35% – as it happened
• Amid a week of sex and drug allegations, Pocock summed up Albanese’s gambling plan with one word
• Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations
• NSW police charge woman with 62 offences over alleged threatening letters – as it happened
• Labor MPs urge Albanese to go harder on gambling reform amid illicit drug and sex worker allegations
• Greens senator brands Pauline Hanson a ‘political coward’ over press conference bans – as it happened

• Bipartisan deal on gambling includes a review after three years (2026-08-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  After striking an agreement with the opposition, the government agreed to somewhat toughen its original plan on the legislation.
• View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators (2024-03-05)
  Michelle Grattan
  Peter Dutton’s minor cabinet reshuffle, paired with the announcement of his nuclear energy policy, makes it hard to decide whether Peter Dutton is a gambler at heart or ultra-cautious.
• Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’ (2025-10-23)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy while the government races to get its environmental laws through parliament.
• 10 ways we can better respond to the pandemic in a trauma-informed way (2021-10-07)
  Christina Heris, Catherine Chamberlain, Cindy Woods, Helen Herrman, Janine Mohamed, Michelle Kennedy, Shannon Bennetts, Simon Graham
  The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful time for all, and even more so for people experiencing trauma-related stress. How can public health emergency responses avoid further trauma for vulnerable people?
• Welcome to the Museum of Australian Women’s History (2013-03-08)
  Natalie Kon-yu
  Situated in Melbourne’s busy Arts Precinct, by the Yarra and the Botanical Gardens, is Victoria’s newest museum and the first museum in the country dedicated to Australian women’s history. The Museum of…
• Attacks on cultural heritage are unfolding with authoritarian politics in the U.S. and beyond (2026-10-01)
  Evan Freeman
  In recent years, several governments have placed the very heritage they are charged to protect at risk.
• An Australian novelist’s ‘masterful’ memoir taught me more about my crippling hormonal mood disorder (2026-10-04)
  Adele Pavlidis
  Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s Hell Days explores her diagnosis of PMDD, an extreme form of premenstrual syndrome – drawing on research, interviews, reading and more.
• Morrison cuts a swathe through the public service, with five departmental heads gone (2019-12-05)
  Michelle Grattan
  Morrison said the shrinking of the number of departments was “to ensure the services that Australians rely on are delivered more efficiently and effectively”.
• Day Seven: The debate that did not grip the nation (2013-08-11)
  Michelle Grattan
  Tonight’s debate was not a debate. It was a joint news conference and a dull one at that. There was not the head-to-head exchanges and jousting that a genuine “debate” requires. There was no knock out…
• A question for the treasurer: how do you treat mental health without measuring well-being? (2020-10-11)
  Carla Liuzzo
  In February Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg called the idea of a well-being budget ‘laughable’. It’s time he took it seriously.
• Beyond GDP: Chalmers’ historic moment to build wellbeing (2022-06-23)
  Warwick Smith
  Australia’s treasury helped inspire NZ and other governments to adopt well-being budgets – now, years later, we look set to get one too. So what are the challenges ahead?
• Friday essay: ‘epic fury’ – the men of MAGA might be the most emotional US leaders ever (2026-03-12)
  Natalie Kon-yu, Emily Booth, Michael Burke, Tom Clark
  The emotional outbursts of MAGA men can seem spontaneous and even silly – but we should take them seriously, especially when they apply to war.
• Democratic organizations struggle with democracy, too. Here’s what they can do about it (2024-02-07)
  Simon Pek, Jeffrey Kennedy
  Mini-publics, a type of participatory process, can help revitalize democracy in democratic member-based organizations.
• Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students (2022-10-17)
  Simon Pek, Jeffrey Kennedy
  Universities should look to democratic innovations seen in society like ‘mini publics’ where citizens deliberate about critical issues in representative forums.
• Below the Line: How much are the parties spending on ads? And how come One Nation’s Townsville candidate lives in Melbourne? – podcast (2022-05-06)
  In this episode of our election podcast, our expert panel dissect the interest rate rise, political ad spending and the impact of early voting – which opens on Monday May 9.
• A history of assassination reveals how ‘targeted killings’ became an extension of state power (2026-02-16)
  Kevin Foster
  Shot, stabbed, poisoned with frog toxin – a new book reveals how the killing of political opponents has emerged from the shadows of government secrecy.
• Your say: week beginning July 27 (2026-07-30)
  Judy Ingham
  On restoring the planet and the purpose of the Commonwealth: an edited selection of your views.
• Neale Daniher was ferocious and inspirational, whether on the footy field or fighting ‘the Beast’ (2026-05-25)
  Vaughan Cruickshank, Brendon Hyndman
  Neale Daniher has lost his brave fight against motor neurone disease, but his legacy will live on.
• Medical crowdfunding supports the wealthy and endangers privacy – here’s how to make it more ethical (2019-06-26)
  Jeremy Snyder, Glenn Cohen, Peter Chow White, Valorie A. Crooks
  Medical crowdfunding raises billions of dollars annually – mostly for those who already have good jobs and own their own homes.
• The folk philosophy of Bob Dylan: riffs, grifters, history – and a terrific playlist (2022-12-06)
  David McCooey
  Critic Greil Marcus sees Bob Dylan as constantly rewriting the national songbook. And in his weird, funny new book, Dylan does just that.
• 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’.
• How anti-vaccine sentiment helped raise funds and saved the lives of some B.C. ostriches (2025-10-15)
  Jeremy Snyder, Claire Wilson
  Leveraging political hot topics can make crowdfunding campaigns more successful. A recent proposed ostrich cull garnered a lot of attention from high-profile people.
• JFK 60 years on: his leadership style and the reality behind the myths (2023-11-20)
  Leo McCann, Simon Mollan
  JFK’s leadership style has been hugely influential, acting as a model emulated by subsequent presidents including Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
• Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy (2025-03-31)
  Simon F. Haeder
  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans with fewer benefits, services and protections.
• Sparkling and inspiring: Charles Kennedy was a rare politician (2015-06-02)
  Emma Sanderson-Nash
  The former Liberal Democrat leader was an inspiration to his party and the outside world.
• When life imitates art, and believable fiction inspires national politics (2016-07-11)
  Simon Willmetts
  For art to imitate life is understandable, but politics inspired by films can be a recipe for disaster.
• Fond farewell to the ‘babies’ of Watergate (2015-01-07)
  Richard A. Arenberg
  An era has ended. The last of the “Watergate Babies” has left the Congress. The nickname was applied to the class of House Democratic freshmen elected in 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal. There…
• It’s not wrong for Donald Trump to trust Vladimir Putin (2017-02-14)
  Eszter Simon
  Great powers are often deadly rivals, but their leaders can still learn to communicate properly.
• Trump’s inaugural address will probably end up as just a footnote in history (2017-01-19)
  Simon Hall
  Trump will be the 44th man to take to the inaugural podium. Very few have left a mark on it.
• What’s gone wrong in the seven countries Trump included in his ban? Essential reads (2017-01-31)
  Emily Costello
  This roundup from our archives explains some of the major conflicts unfolding in the seven countries singled out by Trump’s executive order.