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entries currently declared
Matt Canavan
NPSenator for QLDparliaments 44–48
- 44th–48th · Senator for QLD · Nationals
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The Registers of Senators’ Interests are tabled as combined Senate volumes, and the volumes covering this senator’s lodgements are ones we have not read into this site yet. An empty register here is our coverage gap — not a record that this senator declared nothing.
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ASX-listed companies named
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real-estate declarations
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liabilities entries
43
gifts and sponsored travel
22 Dec 2025
register last updated
Counts of register entries currently declared — never an amount.
About these counts
The registers record what is held and not quantity or value, so none of these is an amount. One real-estate entry can cover more than one property, so that figure is a floor rather than a count of properties.
What is declared, at a glance
- Sponsored travel25
- Gift18
- Other interest6
- Liability5
- Other assets5
- Other (3)9
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Sponsored travel | 25 |
| Gift | 18 |
| Other interest | 6 |
| Liability | 5 |
| Other assets | 5 |
| Real estate | 3 |
| Accounts | 3 |
| Office held | 3 |
| Total | 68 |
- Holder not stated68
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Holder not stated | 68 |
| Total | 68 |
Entries declared over time
Monthly count of currently-declared entries whose start date the register records. Entries with no stated date are never given one.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| 2021-10 | 26 |
| 2021-11 | 26 |
| 2021-12 | 26 |
| 2022-01 | 26 |
| 2022-02 | 27 |
| 2022-03 | 28 |
| 2022-04 | 29 |
| 2022-05 | 29 |
| 2022-06 | 29 |
| 2022-07 | 29 |
| 2022-08 | 37 |
| 2022-09 | 37 |
| 2022-10 | 37 |
| 2022-11 | 37 |
| 2022-12 | 38 |
| 2023-01 | 38 |
| 2023-02 | 38 |
| 2023-03 | 38 |
| 2023-04 | 39 |
| 2023-05 | 39 |
| 2023-06 | 40 |
| 2023-07 | 41 |
| 2023-08 | 44 |
| 2023-09 | 44 |
| 2023-10 | 44 |
| 2023-11 | 45 |
| 2023-12 | 45 |
| 2024-01 | 45 |
| 2024-02 | 45 |
| 2024-03 | 45 |
| 2024-04 | 45 |
| 2024-05 | 45 |
| 2024-06 | 45 |
| 2024-07 | 46 |
| 2024-08 | 50 |
| 2024-09 | 50 |
| 2024-10 | 50 |
| 2024-11 | 50 |
| 2024-12 | 53 |
| 2025-01 | 54 |
| 2025-02 | 55 |
| 2025-03 | 57 |
| 2025-04 | 57 |
| 2025-05 | 57 |
| 2025-06 | 58 |
| 2025-07 | 58 |
| 2025-08 | 63 |
| 2025-09 | 63 |
| 2025-10 | 64 |
| 2025-11 | 64 |
| 2025-12 | 68 |
| 2026-01 | 68 |
| 2026-02 | 68 |
| 2026-03 | 68 |
| 2026-04 | 68 |
| 2026-05 | 68 |
| 2026-06 | 68 |
| 2026-07 | 68 |
| 2026-08 | 68 |
| 2026-09 | 68 |
Declared interests
Every published entry we hold for this member, in the register’s own categories and its own words. The registers record location at suburb or area level only. Each entry links to the original document it was read from.
Showing 70 of 70 entries.
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Real estate (3) | |||
| Macquarie ACTResidential | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Yeppoon QLDPrincipal place of residence | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Macquarie ACT - Residence | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
Liability (5) | |||
| Mortgage on principal residenceCommonwealth Bank | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Aug 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Mortgage on principal place of residenceCommonwealth Bank | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Mortgage on residenceCommonwealth Bank | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Mortgage on residence - Commonwealth Bank Mortgage on principal place of residence - Commonwealth Bank | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| Mortgage on investment propertyCommonwealth Bank | Holder not stated | Declared since 29 July 2019 | PDF ↗ |
Accounts (3) | |||
| Savings SavingsCommonwealth Bank Coin Spot | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Aug 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| SavingsCommonwealth Bank | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Savings Savings SavingsCommonwealth Bank HSBC ING | Holder not stated | Declared since 29 July 2019 | PDF ↗ |
Other assets (5) | |||
| Superannuation - Australian Super; SmartMonday PRIME TESF | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Aug 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Superannuation: Australian Super; SmartMonday PRIME TESF; Public Sector Superannuation | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Australian Super SmartMonday PRIME TESF | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| Australian Super | Holder not stated | Declared since 30 July 2019 | PDF ↗ |
| Public Sector Superannuation Scheme UniSuper The Executive Superannuation Fund | Holder not stated | Declared since 29 July 2019 | PDF ↗ |
Other income (1) | |||
| Rental income from investment property | Holder not stated | 29 July 2019 – 17 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
Gift (18) | |||
| 10 x mounted pieces of coal provided by Bravus Mining and Resources | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Dec 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Two tickets provided by the Menzies Research Centre to attend 'An Evening with Boris Johnson' on 5 December 2024 | Holder not stated | Declared since 10 Dec 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| Venue hire for 10th anniversary event was provided by The Paddock Yeppoon | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Aug 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| 12 x bottles of wine provided by David Foote and Trevor Lee as a gift for 10th anniversary | Holder not stated | Declared since 9 Aug 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| 1 x bottle of Henschke Mount Edelstone 2016 Shiraz was provided as a gift from the Minerals Council of Australia on the occasion of 10th anniversary | Holder not stated | Declared since 8 Aug 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| Beer and wine provided by the Retail Guild of Australia for 10th anniversary celebration held on 18 July 2024 | Holder not stated | Declared since 8 Aug 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| 3 x tickets for the Australian Freedom Concert featuring Tucker Carlson in Brisbane and 4 x tickets for the Australian Freedom Concert featuring Tucker Carlson in Cairns provided Mineralogy Pty Ltd | Holder not stated | Declared since 25 July 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| Decorative glass plate and box of green tea received as a gift from Mr Elliott Charng, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia | Holder not stated | Declared since 5 June 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| Donation of embroidery on nine (9) shirts valued at $172.50 by Southern Cross Brands | Holder not stated | Declared since 27 Apr 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Mr Enoch Ren provided three (3) gifts packs of assorted tea - these packs have been donated to local community organisations to assist with fundraising efforts | Holder not stated | Declared since 28 Mar 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Royal Duke Holdings provided two (2) bottles of 2016 Vosne-Romanee Mongeard- mugneret wine - both bottles of wine have been donated to local community organisations to support fundraising efforts | Holder not stated | Declared since 21 Feb 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Commemorative plaque - mounted piece of the first coal extracted from Carmichael Mine - presented by Bravus Mining & Resources 100 grams of coal: approximately 1 cent plinth and plaque: $30 Secure livelihoods for 1000's of Aussie coal miners and their families: priceless | Holder not stated | Declared since 24 Sept 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| Complimentary subscription to Eikon | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Sept 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| Donation of embroidery on four (4) shirts valued at $80.90 by Southern Cross Brands | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 May 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| Donation of embroidery on seven (7) shirts valued at $156.50 by Southern Cross Brands | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Nov 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| Hancock Agriculture provided a meat pack valued at $228 which was dontated to St Brendans College for their ''Eddies Van'' - a weekly service providing meals to vulnerable people | Holder not stated | Declared since 21 Apr 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| Qantas supplied a 750ml bottle of Piper Heidsieck Rare Millesime 2002 Champagne Kansai Power supplied a 720ml bottle of Extra Premium Japanese Rice Wine (Sake) | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| Gilbert & Tobin Lawyers supplied a 700ml Bottle of Gin | Holder not stated | Declared since 29 July 2019 | PDF ↗ |
Sponsored travel (26) | |||
| One night's accommodation in Dubbo on 29 November 2025 was provided by Jamie Chaffey MP | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Dec 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| One night's accommodation in Wauchope on 6 December 2025 was provided by Alison Penfold MP | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Dec 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Two night's accommodation in Adelaide on 15 and 16 December 2025 was provided by the South Australian Liberal Party | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Dec 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Two corporate and two general admission tickets were provided by the Brisbane Broncos to attend the 2025 NRLW and NRL preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium on 28 September 2025 | Holder not stated | Declared since 10 Oct 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Two corporate box tickets to attend the Rockhampton Rockets Basketball NBL1 game on 30 May 2025 were provided by Bravus. | Holder not stated | Declared since 16 June 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Two tickets for The Deck@Thirteen at the Australian Grand Prix on 15 March 2025 provided by Motorsport Australia | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Mar 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| One night's accommodation and transport in Sydney on 26 February 2025 provided by India Australia Strategic Alliance | Holder not stated | Declared since 4 Mar 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship provided economy class airfares from Brisbane to London and return, 4 nights accommodation, conference fees, meals (including official dinners) and ground transport from accommodation to London airport, from 16 to 20 February 2025, to support attendance at ARC Conference. | Holder not stated | Declared since 25 Feb 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Accommodation and transport from 2 January 2025 to 4 January 2025 in Udaipur provided by Mr Jeyakuma Janakaraj Accommodation, meals and transport from 5 January 2025 to 7 January 2025 in Jodhpur provided by Dr. Lime Accommodation, meals and transport from 8 January 2025 to 11 January 2025 in New Delhi provided by the India-Australia Strategic Alliance | Holder not stated | Declared since 30 Jan 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| A variety of seafood and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages supplied for the Nationals Seafood BBQ luncheon held at Parliament House, Canberra on 26 November 2024. Seafood supplied by: Sydney Fish Market, Koorana Crocodile Farm, and Australian Ocean King Prawn Company Beverages supplied by: Retail Guild of Australia Inc | Holder not stated | Declared since 10 Dec 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| Two nights' accommodation in Mt Lofty; bus travel from accommodation to Adelaide airport and return; air travel from Adelaide to Moomba and return provided by Hancock Prospecting to facilitate attendance at the National Mining and Related Industries Day Gala Dinner on 22 November 2024 | Holder not stated | Declared since 10 Dec 2024 | PDF ↗ |
| The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship provided economy class airfares from Brisbane to London and return, accommodation, conference fees, meals (including official dinners) and ground transport from accommodation to London airport, to support attendance at the ARC Conference between October 30 and November 1 2023. | Holder not stated | Declared since 8 Nov 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| Virgin Australia has provided membership of its Beyond Lounge | Holder not stated | Declared since 23 Aug 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| Football Australia provided 5 general admission tickets to the Women's World Cup game between England and Haiti in Brisbane on 22 July 2023 | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Aug 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| Qantas has provided membership of its Chairman's Lounge | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 Aug 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| Cricket Australia provided three (3) general admission tickets and one (1) ticket to its corporate hospitality suite for Day 3 (Friday, 30 June 2023) of the Men’s Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at Lord’s Cricket Ground. | Holder not stated | Declared since 27 July 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| Motorsport Australia provided two tickets to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne on 2 April 2023 | Holder not stated | Declared since 28 Apr 2023 | PDF ↗ |
| A variety of seafood and alcoholic beverages supplied for the Annual Nationals Seafood BBQ luncheon held at Parliament House, Canberra on 22 November 2022 Seafood supplied by: Sydney Fish Market, Koorana Crocodile Farm, Australian Ocean King Prawn Company, Urangan Fisheries Beverages supplied by Retail Guild of Australia Inc | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Dec 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Retail Guild of Australia Inc donated alcohol and softdrinks for the Seafood Night hosted by the Nationals Senate Team in Parliament House on 8/12/2020 | Holder not stated | Declared since 12 July 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Two tickets for the Rockhampton Rockets/Cyclones vs Gold Coast Basketball match on Saturday 12 June 2021, were provided by Rockhampton Basketball Incorporated for seating in the Bravus Mining and Resources corporate box at the Rockhampton Basketball stadium. | Holder not stated | Declared since 24 June 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| Complimentary tickets to Beef Week 2021 functions: Monday 3 May 2021 Celebrity Chef Lunch presented by NH Foods Beef, Beer and Bubbles with Telstra BBQ Event hosted by CQ University Rabobank Beef Industry Awards presented by Queensland Country Life Tuesday 4 May 2021 JCU Beef Australia 2021 presented by Australian Rural Leadership Forum Beef Week 2021 Welcome Reception ANZ National Beef Carcase Competition Awards Dinner Wednesday 5 May 2021 McCullough Robertson Beef Week Breakfast Shanahan Swaffield Partners Beef Week Networking Function Qld Beef Corridors Campaign Launch & Formal Dinner hosted by Central Highlands Development Corporation Thursday 6 May 2021 Beef Week Breakfast hosted by Rural Press Club Friday 7 May 2021 Celebrity Chef lunch presented by Signature Beef | Holder not stated | Declared since 20 May 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| One (1) nights accommodation and meals at Newcastle Waters NT provided by Twelve (12) nights accommodation in Darwin NT provided by Mr Ray Bail | Holder not stated | Declared since 27 Aug 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| Two tickets (Sponsors Grandstand) to Rocky Rumble 20 on 29.2.2020 were supplied by Hampton Villa Motel. | Holder not stated | Declared since 20 Mar 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| A variety of seafood and alcohol was supplied by the following companies for the Annual Nationals Seafood BBQ luncheon held at Parliament House, Canberra on 3 December 2019. Seafood supplied by Koorana Crocodile Farm, the Australian Ocean King Prawn Company, Urangan Fisheries, Austral Fisheries, and the Sydney Fish Market. Alcohol supplied by Metcash Ltd. | Holder not stated | Declared since 7 Jan 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| 26 July 2019 - 6.15am to 7.55am QF1562 Canberra to Brisbane flight, Airline Ref: PDSD3B, upgraded from economy to business | Holder not stated | Declared since 29 July 2019 | PDF ↗ |
| Metcash Ltd donated alcohol and softdrinks for the Seafood Night hosted by the Nationals Senate Team in Parliament House on 8/12/2020 | Holder not stated | 12 Jan 2021 – 12 July 2022 | PDF ↗ |
Office held (3) | |||
| Private donation - Capricorn Coast Football Club | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Aug 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Private donations - Campion College | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Parliamentary representative on the Page Research Centre Board, effective 7 May 2020 | Holder not stated | Declared since 22 May 2020 | PDF ↗ |
Other interest (6) | |||
| Member - Liberal National Party (LNP) Queensland Member - Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) Member - Cherish Life QLD Member - Australian Parliament Sports Club Member - Parliamentary Branch, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Chairman's Lounge membership provided by Qantas Beyond Lounge membership provided by Virgin Australia Complimentary annual subscription provided by Foxtel for Electorate Office | Holder not stated | Declared since 19 Aug 2025 | PDF ↗ |
| Member - Liberal National Party (LNP) Queensland Member - Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) Member - Cherish Life (Qld) Member - Australian Parliament Sports Club Member - Parliamentary Branch, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | Holder not stated | Declared since 18 Aug 2022 | PDF ↗ |
| Membership of Cherish Life Queensland renewed for 2021 | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 May 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| Member of the GKI Progress Association | Holder not stated | Declared since 2 Mar 2021 | PDF ↗ |
| Member of Liberal National Party (LNP) Queensland Member of Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) Member of Cherish Life (Qld) | Holder not stated | Declared since 17 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
| I have held a ‘Super Star’ supporter membership of the North Queensland Cowboys (rugby league team based in Townsville, Qld) since 2017. This level of membership is applicable for this level of membership as follows: 2017 - $39 2018 - $45 2019 - $49 2020 - $55 | Holder not stated | Declared since 6 Feb 2020 | PDF ↗ |
Funding returns lodged with the AEC
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Election returns linked to this member
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- 2013 Federal electionCandidateQueensland, QLD · Liberal National Party of QueenslandLodged as “CANAVAN, Matthew James”Lodged a return declaring no giftsAEC return ↗
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