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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Catherine King

ALPVICBALLARAT

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$216,531

0.6× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 across 22 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 $173,395 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $65 · lifetime repaid $8,857.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,741,610 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $860,179 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 10 Nov 2001, 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. Employee Travel
    $78,967
    • Domestic Travel$78,967
  2. Office Administration
    $56,441
    • Printing and Communications$47,225
    • Office Consumables and Services$9,010
    • Publications$206
  3. Office Facilities
    $43,136
    • Other$43,136
  4. Other Car Costs
    $13,553
    • COMCAR$10,140
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,413
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,205
    • Fares$12,205
  6. Travel Allowance
    $11,114
    • Travel Allowance$11,114
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,114
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$600
    • Telecommunications - Usage$515

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $78,967.16
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $43,136.03
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $22,008.05
  4. Printing and Communications 26 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $14,625.00
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,958.23
  6. Flags 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,786.40
  7. Flags 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,504.98
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $1,288.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,288.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,288.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. International Maritime Organization Council meeting, bilateral engagements
    Singapore, United Kingdom · 15 July 2023 → 22 July 2023 · 8 days
    $28,169
    $3,521/day
  2. 11th APEC Transportation Ministers Meeting
    USA · 14 May 2023 → 20 May 2023 · 7 days
    $28,150
    $4,021/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