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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Bridget Mckenzie

NationalsVIC

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$157,737

1.1× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

Of which $118,408 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $4,453 · lifetime repaid $7,714.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $6.3 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Employee Travel
    $48,645
  2. Office Facilities
    $39,328
  3. Office Administration
    $21,113
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $19,294
  5. Travel Allowance
    $14,538
  6. Other Car Costs
    $14,058
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $464
  8. Telecommunications
    $298

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $48,644.62
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $39,328.29
  3. Other Office Equipment - Purchase => $5,000 (office expenses) 14 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $6,453.64
  4. Office Stationery and Supplies (office expenses) 27 Jan 25
    Office Administration
    $3,970.00
  5. Office Stationery and Supplies (office expenses) 27 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,065.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-08
    $1,610.00
  10. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $1,565.44

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.