Chris Bowen

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Of which $324,243 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $1,888 · lifetime repaid $3,401.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $151,700

   • Domestic Travel$113,721
   • International Travel$37,979
2. ›Office Administration

   $87,239

   • Printing and Communications$72,088
   • Office Consumables and Services$15,151
3. ›International Travel

   $49,536

   • Ministerial Visits$49,536
4. ›Office Facilities

   $45,055

   • Other$45,055
5. ›Other Car Costs

   $15,957

   • COMCAR$10,659
   • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,298
6. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $10,509

   • Fares$10,509
7. ›Travel Allowance

   $8,004

   • Travel Allowance$8,004
8. ›Telecommunications

   $917

   • Telecommunications - Usage$462
   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$455

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $113,721.15
2. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $45,055.22
3. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-05-18
   $22,918.18
4. Printing and Communications 29 May 26

   Office Administration
   $21,485.47
5. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-06-07
   $19,719.07
6. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-05-18
   $17,578.74
7. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-06-07
   $17,504.14
8. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25

   Office Administration
   $13,723.67
9. Printing and Communications 26 Feb 26

   Office Administration
   $8,412.68
10. Printing and Communications 7 May 26

    Office Administration
    $8,398.04

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

   India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea · 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

   Denmark, Finland, Singapore · 18 May 2026 → 23 May 2026 · 6 days
   $27,474

   $4,579/day
8. 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
9. Official Travel - India and China

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

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

    Brazil, Chile · 15 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025 · 11 days
    $25,988

    $2,363/day
11. Official

    Germany, Singapore · 7 June 2026 → 12 June 2026 · 6 days
    $21,724

    $3,621/day
12. Second week of COP27

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

    $1,763/day