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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Anne Ruston

LiberalSA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$130,116

0.9× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

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

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $5.9 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Employee Travel
    $64,059
  2. Office Facilities
    $20,080
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $19,048
  4. Travel Allowance
    $9,742
  5. Office Administration
    $6,618
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,579
  7. Telecommunications
    $2,045
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,171

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

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.