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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Anthony Albanese

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Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$966,288

5.4× medianmedian MP $178,852 in Apr-Jun 2026

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 $898,521 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $628 · lifetime repaid $18,732.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$27,419,008 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $2,964,217 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 Mar 1996, 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. Employee Travel
    $753,542
    • Domestic Travel$732,886
    • International Travel$20,656
  2. Office Facilities
    $67,767
    • Other$67,767
  3. International Travel
    $55,221
    • Ministerial Visits$55,221
  4. Office Administration
    $45,517
    • Printing and Communications$37,543
    • Office Consumables and Services$7,975
  5. Other Car Costs
    $23,331
    • COMCAR$18,494
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,838
  6. Family Travel
    $12,197
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$11,671
    • COMCAR$526
  7. Travel Allowance
    $8,333
    • Travel Allowance$8,333
  8. Telecommunications
    $379
    • Telecommunications - Usage$379

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $732,885.87
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $67,767.17
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2026-04-11
    $14,777.57
  4. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-04-11
    $13,821.74
  5. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $9,958.94
  6. Ministerial - Incidentals
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $9,899.66
  7. Ministerial - Incidentals
    International Travel · 2026-04-11
    $9,725.40
  8. Printing and Communications 10 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $6,668.52
  9. Ministerial - Ground transport
    International Travel · 2026-04-11
    $6,039.46
  10. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2026-04-06
    $5,878.39

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - United States of America, United Kingdom & United Arab Emirates
    USA, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 19 Sept 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 13 days
    $340,106
    $26,162/day
  2. Official travel to Peru and Brazil
    Brazil, Frenc.Polynesia, Mauritius, Peru · 13 Nov 2024 → 21 Nov 2024 · 9 days
    $192,909
    $21,434/day
  3. Official Travel - USA
    USA · 19 Sept 2024 → 23 Sept 2024 · 5 days
    $179,349
    $35,870/day
  4. ASEAN-Australia Summit and the East Asia Summit, G20 and APEC
    Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand · 11 Nov 2022 → 20 Nov 2022 · 10 days
    $172,925
    $17,292/day
  5. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II State Funeral
    Singapore, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 15 Sept 2022 → 21 Sept 2022 · 7 days
    $159,959
    $22,851/day
  6. China International Import Expo and bilateral meetings,  52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting
    China, Cook Islands, Japan · 4 Nov 2023 → 10 Nov 2023 · 7 days
    $151,657
    $21,665/day
  7. Official Travel - China
    China · 7 July 2025 → 18 July 2025 · 12 days
    $145,636
    $12,136/day
  8. Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit - Bilateral meetings
    Fiji, India, Japan, USA · 8 Mar 2023 → 15 Mar 2023 · 8 days
    $139,920
    $17,490/day
  9. 3rd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit, the 18th East Asia Summit, G20 Leaders’ Summit, bilateral meetings
    India, Indonesia, Philippines · 5 Sept 2023 → 11 Sept 2023 · 7 days
    $132,506
    $18,929/day
  10. Coronation of His Majesty The King
    United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 1 May 2023 → 8 May 2023 · 8 days
    $115,695
    $14,462/day
  11. NATO Summit
    Spain, France · 26 June 2022 → 5 July 2022 · 10 days
    $115,190
    $11,519/day
  12. Official Travel - Fiji, United States of America and Canada
    Canada, Fiji, USA · 13 June 2025 → 19 June 2025 · 7 days
    $113,871
    $16,267/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