Xian Zhi Soon (Chinese: 孙先志; born 1985) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Banks for the Australian Labor Party. At the 2025 Australian federal election, he defeated the sitting member David Coleman, who had held the seat since 2013. Soon first contested the seat in the 2022 federal election, losing to Coleman.
Soon was awarded the Young Australian of the Year in the ACT in 2008, and worked as a diplomat in Afghanistan. Soon also worked in the Behavioural Insights Team, a UK-based social purpose corporation known unofficially as the "Nudge Unit", was the youngest ever appointee to the New South Wales Board of Studies, and worked in the prime ministerial office of Kevin Rudd.
increasing investment in the coal industry criminalising hate symbols criminalising hate speech unconventional gas mining reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status strengthening gun control laws speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
ending government investment in fossil fuels
more scrutiny of intelligence services & police protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats maintaining or increasing defence spending net zero emissions by 2050 increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws procedural fairness increasing freedom of political communication protecting whistleblowers increasing accessibility of government data and documents suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
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.
- 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
- 2026-10-28 – Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-28 – Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) 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 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) 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 – 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
- Self: Location: Padstow · Purpose: Residential (joint with partner)
- Spouse/partner: Location: Padstow · Purpose: Residential (joint with partner)
- Self: System 2: Centre for Behavioural and System Change
- Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on Residential Property · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Liability: Credit Cards (Mastercard) · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Liability: Credit Card · Creditor: American Express
- Spouse/partner: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on Residential Property · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Liability: Credit Cards (Mastercard) · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Self: Nature Of Account: Savings / Offset Accounts · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Account: Everyday / Current Account · Institution: HSBC UK
- Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings / Offset Accounts · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Nature Of Account: Everyday / Current Account · Institution: HSBC UK
- Dependent children: Nature Of Account: Savings Account · Institution: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Self: Car; Superannuation (Aware Super); Superannuation (Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation - Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan)
- Spouse/partner: Superannuation (HESTA Super Fund)
- Spouse/partner: Employment Income - ICON Network
- Self: Member - Australian Labor Party; Member - Rotary Club of Padstow; Member - Lugarno Lions Club; Member - Community and Public Sector Union; Member - United Workers Union; Member - Revesby Workers' Club; Member - Panania Diggers Club; Member - Bankstown Sports Club; Member - Club Rivers; Member - South Hurstville RSL Club; Patron - New South Wales Justices Association (Canterbury Bankstown Branch); Patron - Canterbury Bankstown Tennis Association; Patron - Chinese Gold Miners Memorial
- Spouse/partner: Member - Health Services Union
We estimate Zhi Soon 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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