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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Cameron Caldwell

LiberalQLDFADDEN

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$183,695

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

Of which $129,029 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $322 · lifetime repaid $1,983.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2023: $1.7 million across 11 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q03 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $62,344
  2. Office Facilities
    $54,665
  3. Employee Travel
    $38,275
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,317
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,728
  6. Other Car Costs
    $7,177
  7. Telecommunications
    $608
  8. Family Travel
    $580

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $54,665.48
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $38,275.48
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $17,636.79
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,486.95
  5. Printing and Communications 2 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $2,480.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  7. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,587.03
  8. Printing and Communications 19 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,500.00
  9. Printing and Communications 19 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,500.00
  10. Printing and Communications 27 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,410.00

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 11 quarters (2023Q03 → 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.