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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Ben Small

LiberalWAFORREST

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$188,146

1.2× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $157,516 across 44 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 $143,339 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Oct-Dec 2020$1,266,576 across 16 quarters of claims.

About $230,287 per year in office, over 22 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 25 Nov 2020, 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. Office Administration
    $67,317
    • Printing and Communications$62,464
    • Office Consumables and Services$4,853
  2. Office Facilities
    $44,807
    • Other$44,807
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $30,595
    • Fares$30,595
  4. Employee Travel
    $27,314
    • Domestic Travel$27,314
  5. Other Car Costs
    $8,509
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,240
    • COMCAR$2,209
    • Parking$61
  6. Travel Allowance
    $8,171
    • Travel Allowance$8,171
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,432
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$843
    • Telecommunications - Usage$589

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $44,807.19
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $27,313.98
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $22,340.84
  4. Printing and Communications 27 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,995.00
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,745.04
  6. Sydney to Perth 13 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,580.14
  7. Perth to Melbourne 28 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,575.89
  8. Perth to Canberra 8 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,392.42
  9. Perth to Canberra 1 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,392.42
  10. Canberra to Perth 12 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,392.42

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 7 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