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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Cassandra Fernando

ALPVICHOLT

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$116,775

0.9× 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 $65,012 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2022$2,331,045 across 16 quarters of claims.

About $582,761 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 Facilities
    $51,763
    • Other$51,763
  2. Employee Travel
    $20,633
    • Domestic Travel$20,633
  3. Office Administration
    $19,710
    • Printing and Communications$19,542
    • Office Consumables and Services$168
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $8,524
    • Fares$8,524
  5. Other Car Costs
    $7,415
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,163
    • COMCAR$2,252
  6. Travel Allowance
    $5,474
    • Travel Allowance$5,474
  7. Family Travel
    $2,747
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,747
  8. Telecommunications
    $508
    • Telecommunications - Usage$508

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $51,763.05
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $20,633.29
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $5,072.05
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $4,968.12
  5. Printing and Communications 10 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,952.00
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,894.23
  7. Printing and Communications 22 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,850.00
  8. Printing and Communications 11 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,755.00
  9. Lease rental 10/12/2025 to 09/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,325.47
  10. Lease rental 10/01/2026 to 09/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,325.47

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official travel
    Vanuatu, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia · 26 Aug 2024 → 2 Sept 2024 · 8 days
    $9,499
    $1,187/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