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Hook
If a politician's only declared income was their parliamentary salary, how much could they possibly have saved? Compare that modelled ceiling to what they've actually declared.
Key Numbers
- Every row: career gross − estimated tax − $80k/yr assumed living = plausible ceiling
- Plausibility gap column: declared net worth minus modelled ceiling (a number, not an accusation)
- Flag tiers: plausible (≤1.25×), notable (1.25–2.5×), well above (>2.5×)
- Living expenses are configurable — higher figures produce a lower ceiling and smaller gap
Context
A sortable side-by-side of every tracked politician. Every figure links back to its source in the register of interests. Politicians without a disclosed net worth are shown as "not disclosed" — never imputed. The model deliberately ignores investment returns, so the ceiling is a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Takeaway
You are not being told any politician is dishonest. You are being told how much they could plausibly have saved under a conservative model — and then shown what they have declared. The gap is the signal. What you do with it is up to you.
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See how many years an average Australian would need to work to match what a single politician has declared in net worth.
Politician Wealth Reality
For every tracked politician: career earnings, estimated tax, assumed living expenses, and the plausibility gap between the resulting modelled ceiling and their own declared net worth.
Every figure is a transparent calculation against published data. The 'plausibility gap' column is a number derived from a conservative model — not an accusation, not a finding, and not a substitute for investigation. See the Tax Methodology page for formulas and assumptions. Full formulas and sources: Tax Methodology ↗
| Politician | Party | Years | Career gross | Est. tax | Est. living | Modelled ceiling | Declared net worth | Plausibility gap | Flag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Violi | Liberal Party | 3.9 | $1,018,208 | $346,834 | $311,200 | $360,173 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Alexander Downer | Liberal Party of Australia | 23.6 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Andrew Hastie | Liberal Party | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Anthony Albanese | Australian Labor Party | 30.1 | $17,700,224 | $7,299,520 | $2,408,800 | $7,991,903 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Anthony Carbines | Australian Labor Party | 15.4 | $5,010,620 | $1,834,532 | $1,229,600 | $1,946,488 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Bridget Vallence | Liberal Party | 7.4 | $1,509,520 | $459,573 | $590,400 | $459,547 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Claire Chandler | Liberal Party | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Daniel Andrews | Australian Labor Party | 20.8 | $9,181,620 | $3,610,355 | $1,665,600 | $3,905,665 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Dan Repacholi | Australian Labor Party | 3.9 | $844,363 | $265,128 | $311,200 | $268,036 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| David Hurley | — | 5.0 | $2,475,000 | $993,940 | $400,000 | $1,081,060 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| David Pocock | Independent | 3.8 | $896,351 | $293,287 | $302,400 | $300,665 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Gavin Jennings | Australian Labor Party | 20.4 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Jacinta Allan | Australian Labor Party | 26.6 | $11,729,034 | $4,612,933 | $2,125,600 | $4,990,501 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| James Paterson | Liberal Party | 10.0 | $2,712,065 | $936,728 | $798,400 | $976,937 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Jenny Mikakos | Australian Labor Party | 21.0 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Joel Fitzgibbon | Australian Labor Party | 26.2 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Julia Gillard | Australian Labor Party | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Julie Inman Grant | — | 9.2 | $4,305,200 | $1,713,268 | $732,800 | $1,859,132 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Kevin Rudd | Australian Labor Party | 5.8 | $2,084,400 | $783,607 | $463,200 | $837,593 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Luke Donnellan | Australian Labor Party | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Martin Foley | Australian Labor Party | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Pat Conroy | Australian Labor Party | 12.6 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Paul Keating | Australian Labor Party | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Peter Dutton | Liberal Party | 24.4 | — | — | — | — | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Scott Morrison | Liberal Party of Australia | 16.2 | $8,892,358 | $3,631,182 | $1,295,200 | $3,965,975 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |
| Tim Pallas | Australian Labor Party | 19.4 | $7,170,600 | $2,713,936 | $1,550,400 | $2,906,264 | not disclosed | — | Not disclosed | — |