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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Anthony Albanese

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$924,716

6.5× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 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 $848,774 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $18,104.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$26,295,001 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $2,921,667 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 Mar 1996, 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
    $668,978
    • Domestic Travel$629,665
    • International Travel$39,313
  2. International Travel
    $103,861
    • Ministerial Visits$103,861
  3. Office Facilities
    $75,942
    • Other$75,942
  4. Office Administration
    $38,073
    • Printing and Communications$32,846
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,228
  5. Other Car Costs
    $27,113
    • COMCAR$22,276
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,838
  6. Travel Allowance
    $8,333
    • Travel Allowance$8,333
  7. Family Travel
    $2,236
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,994
    • COMCAR$242
  8. Telecommunications
    $180
    • Telecommunications - Usage$180

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $629,665.18
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $75,941.73
  3. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2025-10-26
    $31,316.23
  4. Ministerial - Ground transport
    International Travel · 2025-10-19
    $28,917.08
  5. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-19
    $13,193.59
  6. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-26
    $9,846.18
  7. Printing and Communications 11 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $9,219.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $9,042.17
  9. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2025-10-19
    $8,436.18
  10. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-02-05
    $8,226.23

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. · 15 Sept 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 19 days
    $347,682
    $18,299/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
    $179,503
    $35,901/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 (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