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Susan Eileen McDonald (born 7 February 1970) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Queensland since 2019. She is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sits with the National Party in federal parliament. She has a background in agribusiness.

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Voted for

offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) a Free Trade Agreement with China maintaining or increasing defence spending Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin privatising certain government services making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Temporary Exclusion Orders an independent NDIS assessment process increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

Mixed / less clear

reducing taxes for high-income earners offshore oil mining live animal export increasing investment in the coal industry increasing access under Freedom of Information law increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts Australia's timber industry mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences unconventional gas mining decreasing the gender pay gap increasing surveillance powers

Voted against

a carbon price increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace increasing funding for road infrastructure removing children from immigration detention building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia increasing the diversity of media ownership increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income putting a time limit on immigration detention strengthening gun control laws

Recent Votes – Current Parliament

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.

Most recent Aye votes

2026-10-15 – Orders for the production of documents (Government Accountability)
2026-10-15 – Order for production of documents—Minister for Indigenous Australians—Question time briefs (Indigenous Affairs)
2026-10-15 – Orders for the production of documents (Government Accountability)
2026-10-15 – Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-10-15 – Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Immigration/Border)
2026-10-15 – Taxation of trusts (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-10-14 – Reference to Environment and Communications Legislation Committee (Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026) (Climate/Environment)
2026-10-14 – Compliance with order for production of documents—Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program (Infrastructure/Transport/Energy)
2026-10-14 – Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026—Discharge from Notice Paper (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-10-14 – Order for production of documents—Australian Broadcasting Corporation—Race Around the World program (Communications/Tech/Media)

Most recent No votes

2026-10-15 – Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Direction to committee—Public hearing (Infrastructure/Transport/Energy)
2026-10-13 – Urgency motion - Mining approval processes (Climate/Environment)
2026-10-13 – Urgency motion - Invasive species (Agriculture/Biosecurity)
2026-10-12 – Order for production of documents—Allied health services for veterans—Annual limit—Briefs (Health)
2026-10-12 – Attendance by minister—Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program (Infrastructure/Transport/Energy)
2026-10-12 – Compliance with orders for production of documents—Housing policy (Housing)
2026-10-12 – Attendance by minister—Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program—Grants—Sydney (Infrastructure/Transport/Energy)
2026-09-17 – Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans’ Healthcare Without Caps) Bill 2026 (Social Security/Welfare)
2026-09-17 – Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans’ Healthcare Without Caps) Bill 2026 (Social Security/Welfare)
2026-09-16 – Order for production of documents—2026 Census (Government Accountability)

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Interests

Location: Townsville, Qld · Purpose For Which Owned: Residential
Location: Brisbane, Qld · Purpose For Which Owned: Residential

Share Holdings

Interests

Name Of Company: Iperionx Ltd
Name Of Company: Metallium Ltd

Trusts

Interests

Name Of Company: OHG · Nature: Previously Consultancy - not currently active · Interest: Discretionary Beneficiary · Type: beneficiary
Name Of Company: Devonshire · Nature: Grazing operation · Interest: Discretionary beneficiary · Type: beneficiary
Name Of Company: Glencoe Indicus · Nature: Property Management · Interest: Discretionary beneficiary · Type: beneficiary
Name Of Company: Donald Francis McDonald TTE & Christine Ann McDonald TTE · Nature: Real Estate - Brisbane · Interest: Discretionary beneficiary · Type: beneficiary

Registered Directorships Of Companies

Interests

Name Of Company: O'Hara's Gap Pty Ltd · Activities Of Company: Trustee

Liabilities

Interests

Nature Of Liability: Home Loan · Creditor: Westpac

Savings Or Investment Accounts

Interests

Nature Of Account: Savings · Name Of Bank Institution: Westpac

Gifts

Interests

Detail Of Gifts: 30 June, 2025 – Farm Her Hands Gloves - Farm Her Hands

Alterations

Alteration Type: Addition · Details: 6th October, 2025 - Boots - S. Kidman Australia · Created On: 2025-10-21T21:00:00Z

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