Varun Ghosh
- 47th–48th · Senator for WA · Labor
This page covers the 44th and 45th Parliaments in full. We have read only part of the 46th Parliament — this member’s own document may be among those still unread. An empty section below means we have no recorded entry — not that the member declared nothing. The Registers of Senators’ Interests are tabled as combined Senate volumes, and we have not read them into this site yet. An empty register here is our coverage gap — not a record that this senator declared nothing.
Counts of register entries currently declared. 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 travel17
- Office held7
- Accounts6
- Shareholdings5
- Liability5
- Other (5)13
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Sponsored travel | 17 |
| Office held | 7 |
| Accounts | 6 |
| Shareholdings | 5 |
| Liability | 5 |
| Other interest | 5 |
| Other assets | 3 |
| Real estate | 2 |
| Other income | 2 |
| Gift | 1 |
| Total | 53 |
- Holder not stated53
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Holder not stated | 53 |
| Total | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021-09 | 0 |
| 2021-10 | 0 |
| 2021-11 | 0 |
| 2021-12 | 0 |
| 2022-01 | 0 |
| 2022-02 | 0 |
| 2022-03 | 0 |
| 2022-04 | 0 |
| 2022-05 | 0 |
| 2022-06 | 0 |
| 2022-07 | 0 |
| 2022-08 | 0 |
| 2022-09 | 0 |
| 2022-10 | 0 |
| 2022-11 | 0 |
| 2022-12 | 0 |
| 2023-01 | 0 |
| 2023-02 | 0 |
| 2023-03 | 0 |
| 2023-04 | 0 |
| 2023-05 | 0 |
| 2023-06 | 0 |
| 2023-07 | 0 |
| 2023-08 | 0 |
| 2023-09 | 0 |
| 2023-10 | 0 |
| 2023-11 | 0 |
| 2023-12 | 0 |
| 2024-01 | 0 |
| 2024-02 | 29 |
| 2024-03 | 29 |
| 2024-04 | 30 |
| 2024-05 | 31 |
| 2024-06 | 32 |
| 2024-07 | 32 |
| 2024-08 | 32 |
| 2024-09 | 32 |
| 2024-10 | 33 |
| 2024-11 | 35 |
| 2024-12 | 35 |
| 2025-01 | 35 |
| 2025-02 | 35 |
| 2025-03 | 35 |
| 2025-04 | 35 |
| 2025-05 | 35 |
| 2025-06 | 36 |
| 2025-07 | 36 |
| 2025-08 | 46 |
| 2025-09 | 46 |
| 2025-10 | 49 |
| 2025-11 | 50 |
| 2025-12 | 52 |
| 2026-01 | 52 |
| 2026-02 | 52 |
| 2026-03 | 52 |
| 2026-04 | 52 |
| 2026-05 | 52 |
| 2026-06 | 52 |
| 2026-07 | 52 |
| 2026-08 | 52 |
1 entry without a stated date is not plotted.
| Industry | Distinct companies |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 1 |
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | 1 |
| Real Estate Management & Development | 1 |
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 55 of 55 entries.
Shareholdings (6)
- Declared since 15 Aug 2025
- Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) — not matched to an ASX listingDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedShareholdingsPDF ↗
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- 27 Feb 2024 – 21 Oct 2024
Real estate (2)
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
Liability (5)
- Business Credit Card Personal Credit Card Personal Credit Card Personal Credit Card Personal Credit Card Mortgage on Investment Property Mortgage on Residential PropertyAmerican Express American Express Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Macquarie BankDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedLiabilityPDF ↗
- American ExpressDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Macquarie BankDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
Accounts (6)
- Offset Account Business Online Saver Account Business Transaction Account Mortgage Interest Saver Account Everyday Offset Account Everyday Offset AccountMacquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedAccountsPDF ↗
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
- Macquarie BankDeclared since 27 Feb 2024
Other assets (3)
- Life, TPD, IP Insurance – UniSuper / TAL Superannuation Account - UniSuperDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedOther assetsPDF ↗
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
Other income (2)
- Rental Income from investment property Dividends from ASX shareholdingsDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedOther incomePDF ↗
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
Gift (1)
- Qantas Chairman's Lounge Membership Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge MembershipDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedGiftPDF ↗
Sponsored travel (17)
- Ticket and hospitality to Australia v England test match at Adelaide Oval on 19 November 2025, guest of Blackwall LegalDeclared since 27 Dec 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Ticket to Australia v England test match at Adelaide Oval on 20 November 2025 and 21 November 2025, courtesy of South Australian Cricket AssociationDeclared since 27 Dec 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Dinner in Canberra and bottle of wine received on Wednesday 5 November 2025 from Crop Life Australia.Declared since 10 Nov 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- 2 x tickets and hospitality to Australia v India ODI cricket match at Optus Stadium on 19 October 2025, guest of WA CricketDeclared since 21 Oct 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Ticket to 2025 Telethon Ball in Perth on 18 October 2025, guest of Australian Capital EquityDeclared since 21 Oct 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accommodation, and hospitality to participate in the 2025 Australia- India Youth Dialogue in Mumbai and Delhi, India from 14 to 19 September 2025, courtesy of the Australia India Youth Dialogue.Declared since 1 Oct 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- 2 x tickets, Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Midwinter Ball, Canberra, 27 August 2025, courtesy of Endeavour GroupDeclared since 29 Aug 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Ticket to Western Australian of the Year Awards dinner on 29 May 2025 courtesy of Australian Capital EquityDeclared since 2 June 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- 1 x ticket and hospitality to Australia v India Test Cricket Match at Optus Stadium on 23 November 2024, courtesy of Western Australian Cricket AssociationDeclared since 26 Nov 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- 2 x tickets and hospitality to Australia v India Test Cricket Match at Optus Stadium on 22 November 2024, courtesy of Blackwall LegalDeclared since 26 Nov 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- 2024 Telethon Ball, Perth, 19 October 2024, guest of Australian Capital Equity Pty LtdDeclared since 21 Oct 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accommodation, transfers and hospitality to participate in the Third Berlin Forum on Political Communication, 13 to 15 October 2024, Berlin, Germany, courtesy of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (foundation).Declared since 21 Oct 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Declared since 28 June 2024
- 1 x ticket and hospitality to Fremantle Dockers v Sydney Swans at Optus Stadium on 10 May 2024, guest of Mineral Resources Ltd.Declared since 14 May 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- 3 x tickets and hospitality to Fremantle Dockers v Adelaide Crows at Optus Stadium on 29 March 2024, guest of ProgrammedDeclared since 2 Apr 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Dinner in Canberra and bottle of wine received on 11 September 2024 from Crop Life Australia.Declared; start date not statedHolder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
Office held (7)
- WA Labor - donor Australian Labor Party - donor NSW Labor - donor Victorian Labor - donor Trillion Trees Australia - donor Ruah Community Services - donor Bush Heritage Australia - donor Indigenous Literacy Foundation - donor WA Labor State Executive - memberDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedOffice heldPDF ↗
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
Other interest (6)
- The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association of WA – member WA Labor – memberDeclared since 15 Aug 2025Holder not statedOther interestPDF ↗
- Declared since 2 May 2024
- The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association of WA – memberDeclared since 27 Feb 2024Holder not statedOther interestPDF ↗
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- Declared since 27 Feb 2024
- 27 Feb 2024 – 27 May 2024