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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Carol Brown

ALPTAS

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$102,797

0.8× 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 $71,632 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,231.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$3,868,653 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $429,850 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 25 Aug 2005, 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 Facilities
    $31,165
    • Other$31,165
  2. Office Administration
    $27,777
    • Printing and Communications$20,680
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,966
    • Telephonic Services$1,021
    • Publications$109
  3. Employee Travel
    $16,238
    • Domestic Travel$16,238
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $11,915
    • Fares$11,915
  5. Travel Allowance
    $8,141
    • Travel Allowance$8,141
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,694
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,960
    • COMCAR$2,734
  7. Telecommunications
    $705
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$396
    • Telecommunications - Usage$309
  8. International Travel
    $127
    • Parliamentary Delegations$127

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $31,164.92
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $16,238.09
  3. Printing and Communications 7 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $11,592.51
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $4,729.25
  5. Printing and Communications 7 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,997.41
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-22
    $1,610.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-02
    $1,288.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-09
    $1,288.00
  10. Lease rental 05/12/2025 to 04/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,123.28

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 (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