Bill Shorten
-Post Retirement Traveller
Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026
$1,526
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 $225 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $127 · lifetime repaid $18,662.
Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$16,778,098 across 36 quarters of claims.
About $2,097,262 per year in office, over 32 quarters actually in Parliament.
In Parliament 24 Nov 2007 to 20 Jan 2025.
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.
- Office Facilities$1,301
- Other$1,301
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$225
- Fares$225
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$1,301.35
- Melbourne to Canberra 19 Mar 25Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Canberra$225.10
Overseas travel, with stated reason
The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.
- USA and Canada - Official TravelCanada, USA · 28 Jan 2024 → 4 Feb 2024 · 8 days$47,929$5,991/day
- To attend the commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba.Israel · 27 Oct 2017 → 2 Nov 2017 · 7 days$47,787$6,827/day
- USA and Switzerland - Official TravelSwitzerland, USA, Utd.Arab Emir. · 8 June 2024 → 18 June 2024 · 11 days$40,980$3,725/day
- Stakeholder engagementsIreland, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 12 July 2023 → 19 July 2023 · 8 days$25,374$3,172/day
- Bilateral Meetings; International Association of Privacy Professionals Europe Data Protection CongressBelgium, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Utd.Arab Emir. · 13 Nov 2022 → 19 Nov 2022 · 7 days$20,103$2,872/day
- Official Travel.Republic of Korea and Japan · 24 Sept 2017 → 28 Sept 2017 · 5 days$14,425$2,885/day
- Official TravelUAE · 23 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 · 4 days$12,039$3,010/day
- Official Travel.Papua New Guinea · 24 Apr 2017 → 25 Apr 2017 · 2 days$4,724$2,362/day
- To attend the National Remembrance Service for the victims of the Christchurch mosques terrorist attackNew Zealand · 28 Mar 2019 → 29 Mar 2019 · 2 days$4,087$2,044/day
- Official TravelPapua New Guinea and New Zealand · 8 Dec 2017 → 10 Dec 2017 · 3 days$3,104$1,035/day
- Official VisitRepublic Of Korea and Japan · 23 Sept 2017 → 28 Sept 2017 · 6 days$315$53/day
- Official Travel.Papua New Guinea and New Zealand · 8 Dec 2017 → 10 Dec 2017 · 3 days$208$69/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 13 July 2026 · Caveats