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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Bert Van Manen

LiberalQLDFORDE

Claimed in Oct-Dec 2025

$5,794

0.0× medianmedian MP $152,522 in Oct-Dec 2025

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 $5,794 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,100.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,329,733 across 35 quarters of claims.

About $646,028 per year in office, over 33 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010 to 3 May 2025.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023 → Oct–Dec 2025 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Oct-Dec 2025, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Administration
    $5,794
    • Printing and Communications$5,394
    • Office Consumables and Services$399

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official travel to USA
    USA · 7 July 2024 → 18 July 2024 · 12 days
    $31,354
    $2,613/day

Sources

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

    Trend covers 11 quarters (Apr–Jun 2023 to Oct–Dec 2025); the median comparison is against MPs in the same seniority role that quarter, falling back to all parliamentarians where a role is unknown.

Refreshed 13 July 2026 · Caveats