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Introduction
Don Farrell is an Australian politician and a former trade union leader serving as Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister of State since 2022. He was a Labor member of the Australian Senate from 2008 to 2014, representing the state of South Australia and was re-elected at the 2016 double dissolution election.
Farrell was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water on 14 September 2010 and was promoted into the outer ministry on 25 March 2013 as the Minister for Science and Research and the Minister Assisting on Tourism, in the Second Gillard Ministry.
On 1 July 2013 Farrell was appointed the Minister for Sport, as well as the remaining Minister, Assisting on Tourism in the Second Rudd Ministry. Farrell failed in his attempt to be re-elected to the Senate in the 2013 federal election, and his first term concluded on 30 June 2014.
Early life
| Name | Don Farrell |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Salary | $250,000+ |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Height | 1.75m |
| Age | 68 years |
Donald Edward Farrell was born on June 6, 1954 (age 68 years) in Murray Bridge, Australia. He was born to Australian parents. He hasn’t disclosed the names of his mother and father as the media is concerned. Farrell had his higher education at the University of Adelaide earning a degree in Law. He is the Founder of Farrell Wines, Clare Valley which he operated from 2014 TO 2016. As of 2021, he has no verified Twitter account.
Political career
Don Farrell is a member of Labor Rights. Before entering the Senate, Farrell was the South Australian Secretary and the National President of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) union and a leader of Labor Unity in South Australia.
Farrell first ran for parliament at the 1988 Adelaide by-election but was unsuccessful. In June 2007, Farrell won preselection for the first position on Labor’s Senate ticket in the 2007 election and he was subsequently the first elected senator for South Australia at the general election. Following the 2010 federal election, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water.
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On 25 March 2013, Farrell was promoted into the Outer Ministry as the Minister for Science and Research and the Minister Assisting on Tourism. On 1 July 2013 as part of the Second Rudd Ministry, Farrell was appointed the Minister for Sport as well as the remaining Minister Assisting on Tourism.
In 2011 Farrell was listed as number six on the top ten political fixers as identified by The Power Index website. Where the article states that Labor’s former deputy leader, Ralph Clarke commented: “He controls the pre-selection directly or indirectly of every MP in South Australia. If you want to get on, you get on with Don.”
In 2012, Don Farrell was again selected as the first candidate on Labor’s Senate ticket in the 2013 federal election, causing some controversy as he defeated Penny Wong for the leading Senate position. At the time, Wong was a senior minister in the Second Gillard Ministry and a member of the Australian Cabinet.
Anthony Albanese accused union powerbrokers of not listening to the electorate and instead focusing on its own ructions. He labelled the move as: “…gross self-indulgent rubbish…. taken by….those who should care more about the party and less about themselves.”
Don Farrell stated that he would demand that Labor’s national executive overturn the decision and promote Senator Wong to the number one spot. On 30 October 2012, Farrell stepped aside to give Wong the number one spot on Labor’s senate ticket for the 2013 election.
Farell was quoted as saying: “I was concerned that the issue was damaging the Labor Party. ….. I was prepared to do a swap with Penny. This is a case whereby modern Labor can’t be seen to be concentrating on our internals at the expense of what is going on out there in the electorate and what is expected.”
Wong later expressed favourable sentiments about Don Farrell after his decision to stand aside: “Throughout his career, Don has always put the Labor Party first and he has demonstrated that principle again today.”
Don Farrell was subsequently defeated in the 2013 federal election and his term in the Senate ended on 30 June 2014. In January 2014, it was announced that Michael O’Brien offered Farrell his state seat of Napier so that Farrell could contest the 2014 South Australian election, representing Labor. Premier Jay Weatherill threatened to resign if Farrell was successfully preselected. A few hours later, Farrell withdrew his nomination.
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In 2016 Don Farrell was endorsed as a Labor candidate for the Senate in South Australia in the 2016 federal election and was subsequently re-elected. He was elected and returned to the Labor frontbench in October 2016.
Political positions
Don Farrell opposed same-sex marriage and supported the view of “traditional marriage as being between a man and a woman”. He said he would only vote for marriage equality after the 2019 election.
Farrell had publicly stated that he would vote against marriage equality in the parliament regardless of the results of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. When the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 bill was voted in the senate, Farrell abstained from voting.
Wife
Don Farrell is married to his longtime girlfriend Nimfa Farell, they had their wedding in the 1900s. His wife is a private person and they have three children together. As of 2020, Farell and his wife were living in a private house in Adelaide with their three daughters. However, in December 2021, Farrell caught COVID-19 after attending a wedding in Melbourne.
Don Farrell net worth
How much is Don Farrell worth? Don Farrell net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as a politician and businessman. Farrell salary is $250,000+ per month with other earnings are over $2 million annually. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and influential politicians in Australia.