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James Paterson

Senator for Victoria · Liberal Party

Shadow Minister for Defence · since 17 Feb 2026

Photo: Alison Newman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Items in statement
20
As lodged, across 9 categories
Changes notified
16
12 added · 4 removed since lodged
Last updated
19 Oct
19 Oct 2026

Statement as lodged

Items in their original statement, for themselves, their spouse or partner and dependent children. Later additions and removals are listed separately below and aren't subtracted here, because removals are free text that can't be reliably matched to items; this is declaration history, not a list of current holdings. Values aren't declared.
By categoryBy whose interest
  • Not specified20
    The statement doesn't say whose interest it is

Real estate

Homes, investment properties and land
  • Melbourne, Victoria — Investment property
  • Canberra, ACT — Residential

Liabilities

Mortgages, loans and other debts
  • Commonwealth Bank — Mastercard
  • Advantedge Financial Services, backed by NAB — Mortgage on investment property

Bank accounts

Savings and investment accounts
  • Commonwealth Bank — Access account

Other assets

Superannuation, vehicles, collections and other assets over $7,500
  • Superannuation account, Australian Super

Other income

Income from sources other than their parliamentary salary
  • Rental income, investment property

Gifts

Gifts over the declarable value, including airline lounge memberships
  • Continuing complementary electorate office Foxtel subscription

Sponsored travel and hospitality

Flights, accommodation and hospitality paid for by others
  • Chairman's Lounge membership, Qantas
  • Beyond membership, Virgin Australia

Memberships

Organisations where membership could be seen as a conflict
  • Liberal Party of Australia, Victorian Division
  • Member of the advisory Council of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University

Other interests

Anything else that could be seen as a conflict of interest
  • Policy holder, CommInsure
  • Policy holder, HCF
  • Member, Richmond Football Club
  • Member, Institute of Public Affairs
  • Member, Centre for Independent Studies
  • Member, Menzies Institute
  • Member, Athenaeum Club
  • Member, Samuel Griffith Society

All changes since lodged

New interests must be notified within 28 days.
NotifiedChangeDetails
19 Oct 2026Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Return flights, accommodation and hospitality to participate in Consilium conference, Gold Coast, 16-17 October, courtesy Centre for Independent Studies
26 July 2026Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Return flights and accommodation in Sydney to deliver the 2026 Commencement Address to the Ramsay Postgraduate Scholars, 23-24 July, courtesy Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation
20 July 2026Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Partial contribution towards travel costs to attend the Australian American Leadership Dialogue and visit the United States, 12-19 July, courtesy Mr Charles Kiefel
8 July 2026Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
One ticket to Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball, Parliament House, Canberra, 1 July, courtesy News Corp
8 July 2026Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Return flights to Canberra for family to attend McKinnon Prize event, courtesy McKinnon
21 Apr 2026Added
Other interests
Associate Member, Hawthorn RSL
7 Apr 2026Removed
Other interests
Policy holder, CommInsure
7 Apr 2026Added
Other interests
Policy holder, Allianz
7 Apr 2026Removed
Other income
Rental income, investment property
7 Apr 2026Removed
Liabilities
Mortgage on investment property, Advantedge Financial Services, backed by NAB
7 Apr 2026Added
Liabilities
Mortgage, Macquarie Bank Limited
7 Apr 2026Removed
Real estate
Melbourne, Victoria, investment property
19 Nov 2025Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Upgrade to Business Class, Melbourne to Canberra, 12 November, courtesy Qantas
19 Nov 2025Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Flights, accommodation and hospitality to participate in Centre for Independent Studies Consilium conference, Gold Coast, 23-25 October, courtesy CIS
14 Sept 2025Added
Other interests
Ongoing legal assistance, courtesy of Arnold Bloch Leibler
14 Sept 2025Added
Sponsored travel and hospitality
Two tickets to the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball, courtesy of The Australian

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