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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Andrew Leigh

ALPACTFENNER

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$149,221

0.6× medianvs assistant ministers this quarter: median $237,057 across 11 MPs

Shown in today's value: each quarter is adjusted for inflation with the ABS CPI, then compared. Applies across the site. How this works.

Of which $76,747 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,316.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,292,895 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $680,313 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Facilities
    $72,474
    • Other$72,474
  2. Office Administration
    $55,832
    • Printing and Communications$50,443
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,314
    • Publications$74
  3. Employee Travel
    $9,744
    • Domestic Travel$9,744
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $6,608
    • Fares$6,608
  5. Other Car Costs
    $1,951
    • COMCAR$1,695
    • Parking$256
  6. Travel Allowance
    $1,914
    • Travel Allowance$1,914
  7. Telecommunications
    $513
    • Telecommunications - Usage$283
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$230
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $185
    • Parliamentary Duties$169
    • Official Duties$16

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $72,474.27
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $19,970.02
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $9,744.18
  4. Printing and Communications 2 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $8,628.15
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $5,259.45
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,213.63
  7. Printing and Communications 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $2,727.27
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $2,067.17
  9. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 20 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,788.00
  10. Printing and Communications 30 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $1,462.69

Overseas travel, with stated reason

The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.

  1. Official Travel - United Kingdom
    United Kingdom · 30 Sept 2024 → 5 Oct 2024 · 6 days
    $19,612
    $3,269/day
  2. Asian Development Bank annual meeting
    South Korea · 1 May 2023 → 5 May 2023 · 5 days
    $10,104
    $2,021/day
  3. Philippines - Official Travel
    Philippines · 22 July 2024 → 26 July 2024 · 5 days
    $8,420
    $1,684/day
  4. CANCELLED DAY OF DEPARTURE DUE TO COVID
    Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand · 19 Oct 2022 → 21 Oct 2022 · 3 days
    $803
    $268/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 2026); the median comparison is against MPs in the same seniority role that quarter, falling back to all parliamentarians where a role is unknown.

Refreshed 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats