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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Bridget Mckenzie

NationalsVIC

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$157,737

1.0× 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 $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 2017$7,430,237 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $825,582 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2011, 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. Employee Travel
    $48,645
    • Domestic Travel$48,645
  2. Office Facilities
    $39,328
    • Other$39,328
  3. Office Administration
    $21,113
    • Office Consumables and Services$18,257
    • Printing and Communications$2,855
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $19,294
    • Fares$19,294
  5. Travel Allowance
    $14,538
    • Travel Allowance$14,538
  6. Other Car Costs
    $14,058
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$8,878
    • COMCAR$4,468
    • Parking$712
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $464
    • Parliamentary Duties$464
  8. Telecommunications
    $298
    • Telecommunications - Usage$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

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To undertake a bilateral program with key agriculture trading partners
    Japan the Republic Of Korea and Vietnam · 24 Aug 2019 → 1 Sept 2019 · 9 days
    $19,177
    $2,131/day
  2. To attend the 2018 Winter Olympics
    Republic Of Korea · 15 Feb 2018 → 21 Feb 2018 · 7 days
    $15,691
    $2,242/day
  3. To attend the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games
    Republic Of Korea · 7 Mar 2018 → 14 Mar 2018 · 8 days
    $14,631
    $1,829/day
  4. To attend the ministerial segment of the Food and Agriculture Organization biennial conference and to conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    Italy and Belgium · 19 June 2019 → 27 June 2019 · 9 days
    $11,693
    $1,299/day
  5. To attend the Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation to conduct bilateral meetings and undertake site visits
    New Zealand · 14 Nov 2019 → 17 Nov 2019 · 4 days
    $3,230
    $807/day
  6. To attend the Gloabal Forum for Food and Agriculture and the 12th Berlin Argiculture Ministers' Conference and conduct bilateral meetings (Travel cancelled)
    Germany · 15 Jan 2020 → 20 Jan 2020 · 6 days
    $525
    $88/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 15 June 2026 · Caveats