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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Andrew Mclachlan

LiberalSA

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$108,429

0.6× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $73,886 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $504 · lifetime repaid $2,904.

Lifetime claimed since Jan-Mar 2020$2,565,634 across 26 quarters of claims.

About $394,713 per year in office, over 26 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 6 Feb 2020, 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
    $34,543
    • Other$34,543
  2. Employee Travel
    $18,451
    • Domestic Travel$18,451
  3. International Travel
    $17,979
    • Parliamentary Delegations$17,979
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,433
    • Fares$12,433
  5. Office Administration
    $9,283
    • Printing and Communications$8,145
    • Office Consumables and Services$1,138
  6. Travel Allowance
    $8,483
    • Travel Allowance$8,483
  7. Other Car Costs
    $4,696
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$2,716
    • COMCAR$1,980
  8. Family Travel
    $1,552
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,552

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $34,542.73
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $18,450.84
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $13,797.44
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-22
    $2,898.00
  5. Printing and Communications 20 May 26
    Office Administration
    $2,804.55
  6. Delegation - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $2,168.24
  7. Printing and Communications 12 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $1,630.91
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-24
    $1,610.00
  9. Adelaide to Canberra 11 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,335.54
  10. Adelaide to Canberra 1 Jun 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,335.54

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. 8th MIKTA Speaker's Consultation
    Qatar, Turkey · 7 Mar 2023 → 11 Mar 2023 · 5 days
    $19,756
    $3,951/day
  2. Official Travel - Malaysia, Bangladesh and Turkey
    Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey · 6 Apr 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 · 16 days
    $17,979
    $1,124/day
  3. Official Travel - Romania and Switzerland
    Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days
    $15,796
    $2,257/day
  4. Attending the 9th MIKTA Speakers’ Consultation in Jakarta, Indonesia - Delegation Travel
    Indonesia · 19 Nov 2023 → 22 Nov 2023 · 4 days
    $5,992
    $1,498/day
  5. Solomon Islands - Official Travel
    Solomon Islands · 15 Apr 2024 → 19 Apr 2024 · 5 days
    $5,195
    $1,039/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