Official parliamentary portrait of McDonald, Susan. Source: Parliament of Australia.
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McDonald, Susan

Shadow Minister for Resources

Senator for Queensland

The Nationals

Senate

48th Parliament · First elected 2019

Source · Parliament of Australia

Official parliamentary portrait · Parliament of Australia · Last verified 2026-07-12

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Executive Summary
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McDonald, Susan currently serves as Shadow Minister for Resources, according to the Parliament of Australia Handbook.

Folio currently holds verified records covering parliamentary interests, drawn from 1 official publisher. No verified records for political donations, government procurement, and lobbying registrations are currently linked.

Official Parliamentary Office
Parliament of Australia
Official Office
Shadow Minister for Resources
Portfolio
Resources
Office Type
Shadow
Ministry
Taylor Shadow Ministry
Cabinet
Cabinet member
Shadow Ministry
Shadow-ministry appointment
Appointed
2026-02-17
Current Parliament
48th
Appointment Status
Currently held (Handbook)

Publisher: Parliament of Australia · Verification: Official Parliamentary Record · Last verified 2026-07-12

Official Public Office
Official Parliamentary Record
Current office
Senator
Chamber
Senate
State
Queensland
Party
The Nationals
Status
Current Member
First elected
1 July 2019
Current Parliament
48th
Jurisdiction
AU

Official Sources

Publisher: Parliament of Australia · Verification: Official Parliamentary Record · Last verified 2026-07-12

Coverage Matrix

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  • Parliamentary Interests

    Interests declared on the Senate or House Register of Interests.

    Records available · 24 records

    Publisher: Parliament of Australia

  • Political Donations

    Gifts and donations disclosed to the AEC.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Procurement

    Contracts awarded to or by Australian Government agencies.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance

  • Government Grants

    Grants awarded by Australian Government agencies.

    Configured, not yet populated

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

    Registered lobbying relationships between representatives and clients.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

  • Timeline

    Chronology of dated public-record events already linked to this profile.

    Records available · 24 records

    Publisher: Multiple government publishers

  • Relationship Network

    Connections established from official records, never from inference.

    Records available · 8 records

    Publisher: Derived from official records

  • Official Government Documents

    Every underlying document that supports this profile.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Original publishers

  • State & Territory Registers

    State and Territory interest and lobbyist registers.

    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: State & Territory parliaments

  • Ministerial Diaries

    Ministerial diary disclosures published by portfolio departments.

    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: Prime Minister & Cabinet

Public Profile

Official Role

Shadow Minister for Resources

Resources

Government Sources

1 official publisher

Latest Activity

9 July 2026

Timeline

24 events

Relationship Network

8 verified relationships

Linked Organisations

8

Official Portrait

Verified

Investigation Opportunities

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  • Political Donations

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Procurement

    Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance

  • Government Grants

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

Additional evidence will appear automatically when matching records are identified. Absence of a record does not imply absence of activity.

Key organisations mentioned

Top organisations linked through official public records, ranked by relationship strength.

Timeline

Chronology of 24 verified public-record events, grouped by publisher.

  1. Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)
    24 declarations· Latest lodged 9 July 2026Expand ▾
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 3. Real estate, including the location (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is owned

      Townsville, Qld — Residential

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 2. Family and business trusts and nominee companies

      Donald Francis McDonald TTE & Christine Ann McDonald TTE — Real Estate - Brisbane — Discretionary beneficiary

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300

      Virgin Beyond Club Membership

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

      The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) membership

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 8. Saving or investment accounts, indicating their nature and the name of the bank or other institutions concerned

      Savings — Westpac

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 2. Family and business trusts and nominee companies

      OHG — Previously Consultancy - not currently active — Discretionary Beneficiary

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 3. Real estate, including the location (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is owned

      Brisbane, Qld — Residential

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 13. Being an office holder of or financial contributor donating $300 or more in any single calendar year to any organisation

      Queensland Showgirls

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300

      25th July, 2025 – tickets and hospitality to 2025 NRL Premiership - North Qld Cowboys v St George Illawarra Dragons game - courtesy of Townsville Bulletin.

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 1. Shareholdings in public and private companies

      Metallium Ltd

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 6. Liabilities, indicating the nature of the liability and the creditor concerned

      Home Loan — Westpac

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 13. Being an office holder of or financial contributor donating $300 or more in any single calendar year to any organisation

      Liberal National Party of Queensland

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 11. Gifts valued at more than $750 received from official sources (such sources being an Australian or foreign national, State, provincial or local Government or a person holding an office in such a Gover

      30 June, 2025 – Farm Her Hands Gloves - Farm Her Hands

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300

      5th July, 2025 – tickets and hospitality to 2025 NRL Premiership North Qld Cowboys v Melbourne Storm game - courtesy of Townsville Bulletin.

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

      Beef Australia membership

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300

      Qantas Chairmans Club Membership

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300

      19th July, 2025 – tickets and hospitality to Wallabies vs British Lions Rugby Test Match - courtesy of Clermont Group

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 1. Shareholdings in public and private companies

      Iperionx Ltd

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 2. Family and business trusts and nominee companies

      Devonshire — Grazing operation — Discretionary beneficiary

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 4. Registered directorships of companies

      O'Hara's Gap Pty Ltd — Trustee

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 13. Being an office holder of or financial contributor donating $300 or more in any single calendar year to any organisation

      Queensland Rural Ambassadors

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 2. Family and business trusts and nominee companies

      Glencoe Indicus — Property Management — Discretionary beneficiary

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 13. Being an office holder of or financial contributor donating $300 or more in any single calendar year to any organisation

      National Council of Woman - Queensland

      source
    • 9 July 2026

      Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

      RSL (Returned & Services League) membership

      source
Publisher · Multiple official publishersDataset · Aggregated timelineVerification · Source-backedLast updated · 9 July 2026

Relationship Network

How does McDonald, Susan connect to other entities on the public record?

8 verified connections

This profile currently connects to 8 verified entities across 1 official government publisher.

8

Organisations

24

Interests

Connected entities

8

Relationship types

1

Official datasets

1

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Parliamentary Interests

24 declarations grouped by canonical category.

Property
2
Expand ▾
  • Brisbane, Qld — ResidentialSenatesource
  • Townsville, Qld — ResidentialSenatesource
Shareholdings
2
Expand ▾
Gifts
1
Expand ▾
  • 30 June, 2025 – Farm Her Hands Gloves - Farm Her HandsSenatesource
Sponsored travel & hospitality
5
Expand ▾
  • Virgin Beyond Club MembershipSenatesource
  • Qantas Chairmans Club MembershipSenatesource
  • 19th July, 2025 – tickets and hospitality to Wallabies vs British Lions Rugby Test Match - courtesy of Clermont GroupSenatesource
  • 5th July, 2025 – tickets and hospitality to 2025 NRL Premiership North Qld Cowboys v Melbourne Storm game - courtesy of Townsville Bulletin.Senatesource
  • 25th July, 2025 – tickets and hospitality to 2025 NRL Premiership - North Qld Cowboys v St George Illawarra Dragons game - courtesy of Townsville Bulletin.Senatesource
Liabilities
1
Expand ▾
  • Home Loan — WestpacSenatesource
Memberships
4
Expand ▾
  • Queensland ShowgirlsSenatesource
  • National Council of Woman - QueenslandSenatesource
  • Liberal National Party of QueenslandSenatesource
  • Queensland Rural AmbassadorsSenatesource
Directorships
1
Expand ▾
  • O'Hara's Gap Pty Ltd — TrusteeSenatesource
Trusts & nominee companies
4
Expand ▾
  • OHG — Previously Consultancy - not currently active — Discretionary BeneficiarySenatesource
  • Donald Francis McDonald TTE & Christine Ann McDonald TTE — Real Estate - Brisbane — Discretionary beneficiarySenatesource
  • Glencoe Indicus — Property Management — Discretionary beneficiarySenatesource
  • Devonshire — Grazing operation — Discretionary beneficiarySenatesource
Savings & investment accounts
1
Expand ▾
  • Savings — WestpacSenatesource
Other interests
3
Expand ▾
  • Beef Australia membershipSenatesource
  • The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) membershipSenatesource
  • RSL (Returned & Services League) membershipSenatesource
Publisher · Parliament of AustraliaDataset · Register of InterestsVerification · Source-backed

Political Donations

Has this entity made or received political donations disclosed to the AEC?

0 transactions · $0

No matching official records are currently linked from the datasets presently ingested. Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission.

Lobbying

Which Commonwealth or State/Territory lobbyist registers mention this entity?

0 records

No matching official records are currently linked from the datasets presently ingested. Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department (and State/Territory registers).

Connected Organisations

Which organisations, agencies or parties appear alongside McDonald, Susan on the public record?

8 verified connections
NameRelationshipPublisherVerify
Virgin Australia-Beyond Clubdeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queenslanddeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
Iperionx Ltddeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
O'Hara's Gap Pty Ltddeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
Metallium Ltddeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
Liberal National Party of Queenslanddeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
Qantas Chairmans Clubdeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source
Beef Australiadeclared interest inParliamentary Register of Interests (senate)source

Connected People

Which other people appear alongside McDonald, Susan on shared official records?

0 verified connections

No other people have yet been linked to this person from currently ingested official records.

Official Affiliations

Indirect affiliations recorded on the Parliament of Australia Handbook. These are not investigative relationships.

  • ChamberSenate
  • State/TerritoryQueensland
  • PartyThe Nationals

Official Government Documents

Every document below is published by an Australian Government body and can be opened directly from its original source.

KindDatasetDateDescriptionVerify
parliamentParliament of Australia — Handbook12 July 2026Official Parliament Profile (Handbook)open source
interestParliament of Australia — Register of Interests12 July 2026Register of Interests — profile pageopen source
interestParliament of Australia — Latest DeclarationLatest declaration documentopen source
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Official sources

Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)

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Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)

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Federal Register of Lobbyists

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AEC Donations (Declared Gifts)

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AusTender (Government Contracts)

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Key information

Full name

McDonald, Susan

Current role

Shadow Minister for Resources

Parliament

48th Parliament

Chamber

Senate

Party

The Nationals

First elected

2019-07-01

Jurisdiction

AU

Source datasets

1

Timeline events

24

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