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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Andrew Mclachlan

LiberalSA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$102,512

0.8× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $46,394 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,400.

Lifetime claimed since Jan-Mar 2020$2,442,555 across 25 quarters of claims.

About $390,809 per year in office, over 25 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 6 Feb 2020, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023 → Jan–Mar 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Office Facilities
    $56,118
    • Other$56,118
  2. Employee Travel
    $14,849
    • Domestic Travel$14,849
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $11,355
    • Fares$11,355
  4. Other Car Costs
    $7,170
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,235
    • COMCAR$1,935
  5. Office Administration
    $5,797
    • Printing and Communications$4,180
    • Office Consumables and Services$1,617
  6. Travel Allowance
    $5,474
    • Travel Allowance$5,474
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,055
    • Telecommunications - Usage$1,055
  8. Family Travel
    $568
    • COMCAR$336
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$232

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $56,117.90
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $14,849.11
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-09
    $1,288.00
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,288.00
  5. Adelaide to Canberra 9 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,286.84
  6. Canberra to Adelaide 12 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,286.84
  7. Adelaide to Canberra 2 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,278.09
  8. Adelaide to Canberra 9 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,236.11
  9. Adelaide to Sydney 12 Dec 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Sydney
    $1,163.22
  10. Lease rental 26/12/2025 to 25/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,140.25

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 - Romania and Switzerland
    Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days
    $15,796
    $2,257/day
  3. 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
  4. 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 (Apr–Jun 2023 to Jan–Mar 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 15 June 2026 · Caveats