Chris Bowen

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Of which $329,481 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,513.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $146,263

   • Domestic Travel$92,869
   • International Travel$53,394
2. ›Office Facilities

   $120,460

   • Other$120,460
3. ›Office Administration

   $120,181

   • Printing and Communications$112,673
   • Office Consumables and Services$6,923
   • Publications$586
4. ›International Travel

   $32,185

   • Ministerial Visits$32,185
5. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $11,099

   • Fares$11,099
6. ›Other Car Costs

   $10,212

   • COMCAR$6,094
   • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,119
7. ›Travel Allowance

   $8,806

   • Travel Allowance$8,806
8. ›Telecommunications

   $735

   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$468
   • Telecommunications - Usage$267

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $120,460.13
2. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $92,869.05
3. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2025-11-15
   $50,284.73
4. Printing and Communications 28 Apr 25

   Office Administration
   $29,090.15
5. Printing and Communications 19 Sep 25

   Office Administration
   $27,744.43
6. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2025-11-15
   $16,770.34
7. Printing and Communications 1 Oct 25

   Office Administration
   $11,844.73
8. Printing and Communications 15 Oct 25

   Office Administration
   $8,637.28
9. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

   International Travel · 2025-11-15
   $7,678.37
10. Printing and Communications 9 Jan 26

    Office Administration
    $6,209.39

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

1. Official Travel - UNGA 2025

   USA · 19 Sept 2025 → 27 Sept 2025 · 9 days
   $63,417

   $7,046/day
2. Official Travel - USA and Singapore

   Singapore, USA · 21 Oct 2024 → 27 Oct 2024 · 7 days
   $46,194

   $6,599/day
3. UN General Assembly and Climate Week (New York), Global Clean Energy Action Forum (Pittsburgh), and American-Australian Strategic Dialogue (Washington D.C.)

   USA · 18 Sept 2022 → 25 Sept 2022 · 8 days
   $45,802

   $5,725/day
4. Bilateral meetings

   Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Utd.Arab Emir. · 24 Jan 2023 → 3 Feb 2023 · 11 days
   $38,138

   $3,467/day
5. G20 Energy Transition Ministerial, Environment and Climate Ministerial, and the Mission Innovation & Clean Energy Ministerial

   Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Australia, Singapore · 19 July 2023 → 30 July 2023 · 12 days
   $35,323

   $2,944/day
6. Official travel to Azerbaijan

   Azerbaijan, Qatar, Turkey, Utd.Arab Emir. · 14 Nov 2024 → 24 Nov 2024 · 11 days
   $33,742

   $3,067/day
7. Official Travel - Fiji and Brazil

   Brazil, Chile, Fiji, New Zealand, Utd.Arab Emir. · 30 Sept 2024 → 7 Oct 2024 · 8 days
   $27,022

   $3,378/day
8. Official Travel - India and China

   China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days
   $26,122

   $3,732/day
9. Official Travel - Brazil

   Brazil, Chile · 15 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025 · 11 days
   $25,650

   $2,332/day
10. Second week of COP27

    Egypt, Utd.Arab Emir. · 11 Nov 2022 → 21 Nov 2022 · 11 days
    $19,398

    $1,763/day
11. COP28

    Utd.Arab Emir. · 6 Dec 2023 → 14 Dec 2023 · 9 days
    $15,081

    $1,676/day
12. Official travel to China

    China, Hong Kong · 21 July 2024 → 24 July 2024 · 4 days
    $11,922

    $2,980/day