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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Christopher Pyne

Liberal PartySA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$0

0.0× 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 $0 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$4,730,820 across 12 quarters of claims.

About $2,102,587 per year in office, over 9 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 13 Mar 1993 to 11 Apr 2019.

Quarterly trend

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What was claimed, by category

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

No expense rows in Jan-Mar 2026.

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings deliver a keynote speech at a G'Day USA event and tour the Team Defence Australia pavilion at the Sea Air Space 2017 Exposition.
    Canada and the USA · 2 Apr 2017 → 8 Apr 2017 · 7 days
    $39,851
    $5,693/day
  2. To participate in the G'Day USA Defence Industries Dialogue and conduct bilateral meetings.
    USA · 11 Apr 2018 → 15 Apr 2018 · 5 days
    $38,160
    $7,632/day
  3. To lead a delegation to the International Institute of Strategic Leadership Dialogue; address the inaugural meeting of the Australia-Israel Defence Industry Cooperation Joint Working Group; participate in the European Australian Business Council Business Mission to Europe; and conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    Israel and the UK · 5 July 2018 → 12 July 2018 · 8 days
    $33,782
    $4,223/day
  4. To conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings on defence procurement.
    Saudi Arabia Poland the UK and France · 28 Oct 2017 → 3 Nov 2017 · 7 days
    $26,821
    $3,832/day
  5. To conduct bilateral meetings
    UAE and Lebanon · 13 Jan 2019 → 18 Jan 2019 · 6 days
    $20,198
    $3,366/day
  6. To deliver a keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Fullerton Forum and conduct bilateral meetings
    Japan China and Singapore · 21 Jan 2019 → 29 Jan 2019 · 9 days
    $19,561
    $2,173/day
  7. To attend ANZAC Day commemorations in Villers-Bretonneux and Bullecourt
    France · 22 Apr 2019 → 27 Apr 2019 · 6 days
    $19,532
    $3,255/day
  8. To attend the Raisina Dialogue on behalf of the Australian Government and meet with counterparts and officials responsible for defence procurement
    India and Singapore · 15 Jan 2018 → 19 Jan 2018 · 5 days
    $13,639
    $2,728/day
  9. To attend Eurosatory 2018 and to undertake bilateral and stakeholder engagement
    France · 9 June 2018 → 13 June 2018 · 5 days
    $10,861
    $2,172/day
  10. To attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus and conduct counterpart meetings
    Singapore · 18 Oct 2018 → 21 Oct 2018 · 4 days
    $5,685
    $1,421/day
  11. Official Travel
    Malaysia · 15 Apr 2018 → 17 Apr 2018 · 3 days
    $4,545
    $1,515/day
  12. To attend the annual Defence Ministers’ Meeting
    Indonesia · 10 Oct 2018 → 11 Oct 2018 · 2 days
    $3,577
    $1,789/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 0 quarters (Jan–Mar 2026 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.

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