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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Carol Brown

ALPTAS

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$134,007

0.8× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $71,385 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,231.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$4,025,864 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $435,229 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 25 Aug 2005, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Facilities
    $62,621
    • Other$62,621
  2. Office Administration
    $34,955
    • Printing and Communications$27,632
    • Office Consumables and Services$6,639
    • Telephonic Services$412
    • Publications$273
  3. Employee Travel
    $13,312
    • Domestic Travel$13,312
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $10,245
    • Fares$10,245
  5. Travel Allowance
    $6,295
    • Travel Allowance$6,295
  6. Other Car Costs
    $5,955
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,037
    • COMCAR$1,917
  7. Telecommunications
    $625
    • Telecommunications - Usage$328
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$297

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $62,621.26
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $13,311.78
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $7,683.00
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $3,286.00
  5. Printing and Communications 5 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $3,277.50
  6. Printing and Communications 22 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $3,104.44
  7. Printing and Communications 16 Apr 25
    Office Administration
    $2,680.00
  8. Printing and Communications 20 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $2,065.00
  9. Printing and Communications 5 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $1,984.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-06-01
    $1,610.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - Romania and Switzerland
    Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days
    $18,028
    $2,575/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    Ireland · 4 Nov 2019 → 11 Nov 2019 · 8 days
    $11,695
    $1,462/day
  3. G20 Aviation Dialogue: Financial Measures for the Aviation Recovery
    Indonesia · 17 Oct 2022 → 20 Oct 2022 · 4 days
    $9,600
    $2,400/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats