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Thomas Venning (born 26 January 1994) is an Australian politician from the Liberal Party of Australia. He was elected a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Grey in the 2025 Australian federal election. He succeeded Rowan Ramsey in the seat he had held since 2007. Venning is a farmer and former corporate consultant, living in Melbourne during this time, moving back to Bute in 2024, where his family has farmed for several generations.
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Rebellions
Never rebelled
175
Votes attended
265
Possible votes
66%
Attendance rate
Voting Record
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Voted for
criminalising hate symbols suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) criminalising hate speech increasing accessibility of government data and documents maintaining or increasing defence spending
Mixed / less clear
increasing investment in the coal industry protecting whistleblowers increasing freedom of political communication net zero emissions by 2050 protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats unconventional gas mining more scrutiny of intelligence services & police ending government investment in fossil fuels
Voted against
increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws procedural fairness reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status strengthening gun control laws speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
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
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-28 – Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-14 – Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-10-13 – Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Immigration/Border)
- 2026-09-10 – Disallowance motion
- 2026-09-09 – Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025 (Communications/Tech/Media)
- 2026-08-20 – Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 (Defence/National Security)
- 2026-08-19 – News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
- 2026-08-19 – Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026 (Foreign Affairs/Trade)
Most recent No votes
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026
Interests & Gifts
Shareholdings
- Self: FMG Fortescue; VAS Vanguard Australian Shares; F100 Betashares FTSE 100 ETF; IVV Ishares S&P 500 ETF; JBH JB HiFi; WES Wesfarmers
- Spouse/partner: Media Sociale
Real Estate
- Self: Location: South Melbourne · Purpose: Residential; Location: Hawthorn · Purpose: Residential
- Spouse/partner: Location: Magil · Purpose: Residential
Directorships
- Spouse/partner: Media Sociale
Liabilities
- Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on property · Creditor: National Australia Bank; Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on property · Creditor: UBank (Part of National Australia Bank)
- Spouse/partner: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on property · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank
Saving Or Investment Accounts
- Self: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: NAB; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: HSBC Australia; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: CBA
- Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: CBA
Other Substantial Sources Of Income
- Self: Income from investments - Investment property; Income from investments - Investment property; Shareholdings
- Spouse/partner: Income from investments - Investment property
Gifts
- Self: Access to Chairmans Lounge - QANTAS; Access to Beyond Lounge - Virgin Australia
Salary
We estimate Tom Venning 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
Expenses data not available for this period.
Full expenses databaseCompare expenses with other politiciansLatest Guardian Articles
- Queensland to create outback boot camps for youth offenders – as it happened
- Australian fashion brands Cue and Veronika Maine face collapse after ‘difficult period’ – as it happened
- Labor backs Greens inquiry into gas export tax – as it happened
- Australia Post hikes delivery companies’ fuel surcharge – as it happened
- South Australia election 2026: Labor heads for a win, the Liberals a battering and One Nation a test of surging support
- ACCC calls emergency meeting with fuel suppliers – as it happened
- PM says neo-Nazi giving speech from Victoria’s parliament steps ‘isn’t the Australian way’ – as it happened
- Lambie says crossbench ‘not important’ after Labor’s election landslide – as it happened
- ‘It’s a takeover’: the South Australian power player reshaping the state Liberal party
- Community groups furious Coalition nuclear plan would go ahead even if locals oppose it
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