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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Carina Garland

ALPVICCHISHOLM

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$130,145

1.0× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $98,015 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2022$2,002,323 across 16 quarters of claims.

About $500,581 per year in office, over 16 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 May 2022, 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. Office Administration
    $60,106
    • Printing and Communications$54,313
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,793
  2. Office Facilities
    $32,130
    • Other$32,130
  3. Employee Travel
    $15,311
    • Domestic Travel$15,311
  4. Travel Allowance
    $8,694
    • Travel Allowance$8,694
  5. Other Car Costs
    $7,092
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,954
    • COMCAR$3,138
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $6,658
    • Fares$6,658
  7. Telecommunications
    $154
    • Telecommunications - Usage$154

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $32,129.54
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $18,352.35
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $15,311.31
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $8,311.83
  5. Printing and Communications 19 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $8,100.00
  6. Printing and Communications 6 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,485.00
  7. Printing and Communications 28 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,265.66
  8. Printing and Communications 31 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $3,178.08
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,007.55
  10. Printing and Communications 16 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $2,117.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - China and Mongolia
    China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Singapore · 11 Oct 2024 → 20 Oct 2024 · 10 days
    $24,109
    $2,411/day
  2. 5th Pacific Islands Parliament Group Conference, Fiji
    Fiji · 24 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 6 days
    $7,810
    $1,302/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