Anne Ruston

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Of which $110,036 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $885.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $64,059

   • Domestic Travel$64,059
2. ›Office Facilities

   $20,080

   • Other$20,080
3. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $19,048

   • Fares$19,048
4. ›Travel Allowance

   $9,742

   • Travel Allowance$9,742
5. ›Office Administration

   $6,618

   • Printing and Communications$4,212
   • Office Consumables and Services$2,406
6. ›Other Car Costs

   $6,579

   • COMCAR$4,562
   • Private-Plated Vehicle$2,017
7. ›Telecommunications

   $2,045

   • Telecommunications - Usage$1,223
   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$822
8. ›Unscheduled Commercial Transport

   $1,171

   • Parliamentary Duties$937
   • Official Duties$234

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $64,058.98
2. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $20,079.51
3. Official Duties

   Travel Allowance · 2026-01-28
   $1,944.00
4. Parliamentary Duties

   Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
   $1,610.00
5. Sydney to Adelaide 10 Dec 25

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Adelaide
   $1,415.55
6. Adelaide to Brisbane 15 Feb 26

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Brisbane
   $1,392.49
7. Adelaide to Brisbane 22 Feb 26

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Brisbane
   $1,392.49
8. Brisbane to Adelaide 23 Feb 26

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Adelaide
   $1,392.49
9. Brisbane to Adelaide 13 Mar 26

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Adelaide
   $1,392.49
10. Parliamentary Duties

    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-02
    $1,288.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

1. To attend the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture and the 11th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' conference and to conduct bilateral meetings and undertake site visits

   Netherlands Germany and the UK · 16 Jan 2018 → 29 Jan 2018 · 14 days
   $17,321

   $1,237/day
2. Official Travel

   Qatar · 20 Nov 2022 → 24 Nov 2022 · 5 days
   $16,622

   $3,324/day
3. To attend the 67th meeting of the International Whaling Commission on behalf of the Minister for the Environment

   Brazil · 7 Sept 2018 → 12 Sept 2018 · 6 days
   $16,512

   $2,752/day
4. To participate in Vinexpo and to conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings

   Hong Kong · 27 May 2018 → 31 May 2018 · 5 days
   $14,481

   $2,896/day
5. To attend the Indian Ocean Rim Association Council of Ministers' meeting and to conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings

   South Africa · 31 Oct 2018 → 3 Nov 2018 · 4 days
   $11,863

   $2,966/day
6. To participate in the 19th Micronesia Presidents’ Summit and to conduct bilateral meetings

   Philippines Palau and the Republic Of Korea · 19 Feb 2019 → 23 Feb 2019 · 5 days
   $10,768

   $2,154/day
7. To undertake bilateral and stakeholder meetings and to conduct site visits

   Papua New Guinea · 2 Feb 2019 → 5 Feb 2019 · 4 days
   $7,445

   $1,861/day
8. To conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings and to undertake site visits

   New Zealand Tonga and Samoa · 10 Mar 2019 → 15 Mar 2019 · 6 days
   $7,384

   $1,231/day
9. To participate in ANZAC Day commemorations

   Papua New Guinea · 24 Apr 2019 → 27 Apr 2019 · 4 days
   $6,937

   $1,734/day
10. To attend the 15th Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting

    Cook Islands · 2 July 2018 → 8 July 2018 · 7 days
    $5,336

    $762/day
11. To represent the Prime Minister as chief guest at celebrations to mark the close of the 50th anniversary year of Nauru’s independence

    Nauru · 30 Jan 2019 → 1 Feb 2019 · 3 days
    $4,927

    $1,642/day
12. To attend the Prime Ministers’ XIII men’s and women’s rugby league matches on behalf of the Prime Minister

    Papua New Guinea · 6 Oct 2018 → 7 Oct 2018 · 2 days
    $4,787

    $2,394/day