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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Anika Wells

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$293,679

0.8× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 across 22 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 $207,965 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $604 · lifetime repaid $1,618.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2019$7,125,446 across 28 quarters of claims.

About $1,017,921 per year in office, over 28 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 18 May 2019, 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. Employee Travel
    $131,427
    • Domestic Travel$131,427
  2. Office Facilities
    $85,715
    • Other$85,715
  3. Office Administration
    $40,086
    • Printing and Communications$39,193
    • Office Consumables and Services$539
    • Publications$354
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $14,624
    • Fares$14,624
  5. Travel Allowance
    $10,193
    • Travel Allowance$10,193
  6. Other Car Costs
    $8,481
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,784
    • COMCAR$3,698
  7. Family Travel
    $2,576
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,576
  8. Telecommunications
    $728
    • Telecommunications - Usage$530
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$198

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $131,426.58
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $85,714.82
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $12,247.81
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $7,322.34
  5. Printing and Communications 13 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $4,919.00
  6. Printing and Communications 9 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $3,264.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,486.36
  9. Lease rental 28/12/2025 to 27/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,418.46
  10. Lease rental 28/01/2026 to 27/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,418.46

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - United Nations General Assembly 2025
    New Zealand, USA · 20 Sept 2025 → 27 Sept 2025 · 8 days
    $48,642
    $6,080/day
  2. IOC meetings and Rugby World Cup
    Switzerland, Utd.Arab Emir. · 16 Sept 2023 → 26 Sept 2023 · 11 days
    $32,744
    $2,977/day
  3. World Anti-Doping Agency Meetings in Canada; 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar
    Canada, Qatar · 11 Nov 2022 → 24 Nov 2022 · 14 days
    $25,492
    $1,821/day
  4. France - Official Travel
    France, Utd.Arab Emir. · 24 Aug 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 9 days
    $24,236
    $2,693/day
  5. France - Official Travel
    France, Utd.Arab Emir. · 22 July 2024 → 29 July 2024 · 8 days
    $14,837
    $1,855/day
  6. FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 Official Draw; Meetings with Ministerial Counterparts and FIFA Senior Representatives
    New Zealand · 20 Oct 2022 → 23 Oct 2022 · 4 days
    $5,613
    $1,403/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

    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