Shadow Treasurer · Liberal Party · Member for Goldstein

Tim Wilson

Chamber House Days in office 469 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party LP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Has 11 disclosed foreign ties, including Canada, United Kingdom.
Voted consistently against increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management.

Documented actions

42 AYE / 32 NO

Voting record

5 of 5

Promises kept

469

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

42 AYE · 32 NO

Policy stance distribution (86 policy areas)

Strong opponent 40Mostly opposes 2Mixed record 14Strong supporter 30

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

86 policy areas mapped from disclosed division votes. Bars left of centre mark opposition; bars right of it, support. Showing the 5 most decisive positions first — the clearest strong-opponent and strong-supporter rows, not an arbitrary cut.

OpposesSupports

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

STRONG OPPONENT

implementing refugee and protection conventions

STRONG OPPONENT

restricting foreign ownership

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing restrictions on gambling

STRONG OPPONENT

Show all 86 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 40

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

implementing refugee and protection conventions

restricting foreign ownership

increasing restrictions on gambling

increasing consumer protections

increasing the diversity of media ownership

creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission

increasing funding for legal aid

increasing housing affordability

the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers

requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements

a Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability

increasing penalties for breach of data

increasing legal protections for LGBTI people

protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements

increasing government support for the dairy industry

transgender rights and protections

making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory

increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment

assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic

increasing support for rural and regional Australia

increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry

building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)

treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency

increasing support for the Australian shipping industry

reproductive bodily autonomy

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic

increasing transparency of big business by making information public

increasing investment in renewable energy

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

increasing funding for university education

stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation

increasing workplace protections for women

considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 2

civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples

ending government investment in fossil fuels

MIXED RECORD — 14

federal government action on animal & plant extinctions

unconventional gas mining

increasing freedom of political communication

protecting whistleblowers

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

strengthening gun control laws

increasing investment in the coal industry

increasing political transparency

community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites

banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention

increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

reducing waste in Australia

net zero emissions by 2050

procedural fairness

STRONG SUPPORTER — 30

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts

putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial

a same-sex marriage plebiscite

increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%

an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)

increasing scrutiny of unions

stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia

getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates

reducing the corporate tax rate

the Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")

maintaining or increasing defence spending

drug testing welfare recipients

a citizenship test

privatising certain government services

increasing the Medicare Levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres

increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship

making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use

prioritising religious freedom

a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

political intervention in research funding grants

Temporary Exclusion Orders

putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis

a character test for Australian visas

criminalising hate speech

criminalising hate symbols

decreasing availability of welfare payments

increasing the cost of humanities degrees

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

Election promises

Source ↗

5 of 5

tracked election promises kept

Support Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Voluntary Repayment Arrangements for Historical Levy Debts

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

No Further Penalties or Enforcement Actions

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Protection of Workers' Entitlements

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Conditional Waiver for Exceptional Circumstances

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗

74 documented actions · 42 AYE · 32 NO · showing the 5 most recent

Vote	Action	Date
AYE	Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Appointment	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Minister for Defence Industry; Attempted Censure	2 July 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second Reading	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message	1 July 2026	Source

Show actions 6–45 of 74

NO	Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message	1 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026; Report from Federation Chamber	1 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	1 July 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	1 July 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	1 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Reference to Committee	28 May 2026	Source
AYE	National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government	28 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Second Reading	25 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	25 May 2026	Source
NO	Questions without Notice - Veterans - Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson	25 May 2026	Source
AYE	Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Small business	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with amendments and pass bill	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Second Reading	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for Accc Enforcement) Bill 2026, Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Second Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguards	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026; Second Reading	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Second Reading	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026; Report from Federation Chamber	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Criminalising Re-Entry Assistance for Terrorist Sympathisers the Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Agree with the bill's main idea	12 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Protections for minors	12 Feb 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	11 Feb 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	11 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - National Tertiary Education Objective	10 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	10 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Small Business - Adjourn debate	9 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	9 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Opposition concerns	9 Feb 2026	Source

Show actions 46–74 of 74

AYE	Questions without Notice — Australian Parliament	4 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Notification of the Chief of the Defence Force	4 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Standing and Sessional Orders	3 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	20 Jan 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	20 Jan 2026	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Small businesses	30 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Motions - Telecommunications - Adjourn the debate	29 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Functions of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security	29 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	29 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	28 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	28 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	27 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	9 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Motions - Telecommunications - Suspend the usual procedural rules	8 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Critical assets, civil penalties	8 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Rural, regional and remote Australians	8 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	3 Sept 2025	Source
NO	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question	3 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Reviewable decisions and notification of review rights	3 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Parliamentary oversight	2 Sept 2025	Source
NO	Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights	1 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Health Technology Assessment review and tariffs	28 Aug 2025	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Antisemitism	25 Aug 2025	Source
AYE	Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Penalty and overtime rates	31 July 2025	Source
AYE	Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase flexibility	31 July 2025	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	31 July 2025	Source
AYE	Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Standing Committee on Education and Employment	30 July 2025	Source
AYE	Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Increase defence expenditure	30 July 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Days and Hours of Meeting	23 July 2025	Source

Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗

Tim Wilson is a member of Liberal Party. Individual donation disclosures aren't required for party members under AEC rules — donations are recorded against the party as a whole. View LP donations →

Media company donations

Network Ten (Paramount)

Foreign owned · USA · 2 outlets

$15K

Nine Entertainment Co

7 outlets

$11K

Seven West Media

3 outlets

$1K

News Corp Australia

Foreign owned · USA · 8 outlets

$927

Federal contracts to party donors

Suppliers that both donated to Liberal Party and won federal contracts — not evidence of a causal link, a cross-reference only.

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty

1 contract

$2,561,770,580

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD - GEMS PROJECT

1 contract

$1,741,168,021

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

2 contracts

$1,630,124,167

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

15 contracts

$1,593,069,598

SERENDIPITY (WA) PTY LTD

1 contract

$1,297,756,570

Show suppliers 6–20 of 20

KPMG

172 contracts

$1,162,924,485

Comcover

10 contracts

$1,077,753,709

Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd

1 contract

$982,574,630

SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

1 contract

$805,200,000

Ernst & Young

39 contracts

$770,553,002

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

83 contracts

$530,283,411

ERNST & YOUNG CONSULTING

10 contracts

$490,493,756

ERNST & YOUNG

28 contracts

$453,786,641

Roche Products Pty Ltd

1 contract

$317,718,917

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2 contracts

$302,400,000

Department of Finance T/A COMCOVER

4 contracts

$292,154,204

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA

2 contracts

$270,500,378

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd

6 contracts

$262,679,549

9420 COMCOVER

1 contract

$253,746,382

National Australia Bank Limited

1 contract

$194,700,000

Foreign ties & lobbying

Risk is a designed classification, not an official assessed rating: Australia is "low", a specific country list is "critical", Five Eyes countries are "medium", and every other country defaults to "high".

China — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Travel to China for the 2019 China-Australia Dialogue Source

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps — China

donation Risk (heuristic): critical Received a donation from Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Source

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Member of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Source

China-Australia Foundation — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Member of the China-Australia Foundation Source

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Source

Show ties 6–11 of 11

Alstom Transport — France

investment Risk (heuristic): high Investment in Alstom Transport, a French company, through the Australian Government's Future Fund Source

DHL Supply Chain — Germany

directorship Risk (heuristic): high Directorship with DHL Supply Chain, a German company, through the Australian Logistics Council Source

AEMO — United Arab Emirates

membership Risk (heuristic): high Membership with AEMO, an Emirati company, through the International Energy Association Source

International Chamber of Commerce — International

membership Risk (heuristic): high Member of the International Chamber of Commerce Source

SNC-Lavalin — Canada

membership Risk (heuristic): medium Membership with SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian company, through the Australian Institute of Management Source

BHP Billiton — United Kingdom

lobbying Risk (heuristic): medium Lobbying with BHP Billiton, a UK-based company, through the Minerals Council of Australia Source

Ties by risk

Critical

High

Medium

Ties by country

China

Canada

United Kingdom

France

Germany

United Arab Emirates

International

Lobbying contact (13 firms)

Hawker Britton

Registered for: AGL Energy, Qantas Airways Limited, Saudi Aramco, Woodside Energy Group, +1 more

C|T Group (formerly Crosby Textor)

Registered for: Chevron Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Telstra Corporation, Uber Australia

GRA Partners

Registered for: BHP Group, Glencore, Rio Tinto

CMAX Communications

Registered for: Lockheed Martin Australia, Origin Energy, Pfizer Australia

TG Public Affairs

Registered for: Amazon Web Services, Google Australia, Meta Platforms

Show firms 6–13 of 13

Barton Deakin

Registered for: BP Australia, ClubsNSW, Macquarie Group

Kreab

Registered for: APA Group

Newgate Communications

Registered for: ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Optus / Singtel

Capital Hill Advisory

Registered for: Santos Limited

Government Relations Australia

Registered for: Property Council of Australia

SW Strategy

Registered for: Australian Hotels Association

Parker & Partners

Registered for: Master Builders Australia

DHC Advisory

Registered for: Canberra Investment Corporation, Queensland Resources Council

Place & sources

ABS electorate data ↗

$820K

Median house price

$520

Median weekly rent

38.4%

Rental stress

26.2%

Investor owned

Evidence and sources

Actions and votes: They Vote For You / OpenAustralia
Donations: AEC Transparency Register
Foreign ties: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, public disclosures
Federal contracts: AusTender
Housing figures: ABS electorate-level housing data

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News

No news mentions matched to Tim Wilson yet. Coverage is limited to a small set of RSS sources and headline-only name matching — absence here doesn't mean no coverage exists.

This profile reflects public disclosures as recorded in the sources above; it is not exhaustive and reporting lags vary by source. Donations to a politician's party as a whole are not attributed to individual members, per AEC disclosure rules — see the Money section. "Documented actions" summarise votes and public statements sourced from parliamentary records; absence of an action here does not mean it didn't happen, only that it isn't captured in these sources yet. Report an error or see something out of date? Read our full methodology →