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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Bill Shorten

-Post Retirement Traveller

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$1,526

0.0× 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 $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.

  1. Office Facilities
    $1,301
    • Other$1,301
  2. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $225
    • Fares$225

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $1,301.35
  2. Melbourne to Canberra 19 Mar 25
    Scheduled 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.

  1. USA and Canada - Official Travel
    Canada, USA · 28 Jan 2024 → 4 Feb 2024 · 8 days
    $47,929
    $5,991/day
  2. 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
  3. USA and Switzerland - Official Travel
    Switzerland, USA, Utd.Arab Emir. · 8 June 2024 → 18 June 2024 · 11 days
    $40,980
    $3,725/day
  4. Stakeholder engagements
    Ireland, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 12 July 2023 → 19 July 2023 · 8 days
    $25,374
    $3,172/day
  5. Bilateral Meetings; International Association of Privacy Professionals Europe Data Protection Congress
    Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Utd.Arab Emir. · 13 Nov 2022 → 19 Nov 2022 · 7 days
    $20,103
    $2,872/day
  6. Official Travel.
    Republic of Korea and Japan · 24 Sept 2017 → 28 Sept 2017 · 5 days
    $14,425
    $2,885/day
  7. Official Travel
    UAE · 23 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 · 4 days
    $12,039
    $3,010/day
  8. Official Travel.
    Papua New Guinea · 24 Apr 2017 → 25 Apr 2017 · 2 days
    $4,724
    $2,362/day
  9. To attend the National Remembrance Service for the victims of the Christchurch mosques terrorist attack
    New Zealand · 28 Mar 2019 → 29 Mar 2019 · 2 days
    $4,087
    $2,044/day
  10. Official Travel
    Papua New Guinea and New Zealand · 8 Dec 2017 → 10 Dec 2017 · 3 days
    $3,104
    $1,035/day
  11. Official Visit
    Republic Of Korea and Japan · 23 Sept 2017 → 28 Sept 2017 · 6 days
    $315
    $53/day
  12. 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