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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Claire Chandler

LiberalTAS

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$62,607

0.4× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $157,516 across 44 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 $44,145 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2019$2,695,147 across 27 quarters of claims.

About $399,281 per year in office, over 27 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2019, 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
    $18,462
    • Other$18,462
  2. Employee Travel
    $15,909
    • Domestic Travel$15,909
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,601
    • Fares$12,601
  4. Travel Allowance
    $7,720
    • Travel Allowance$7,720
  5. Other Car Costs
    $5,486
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,527
    • COMCAR$1,959
  6. Office Administration
    $1,897
    • Printing and Communications$925
    • Office Consumables and Services$745
    • Publications$227
  7. Telecommunications
    $457
    • Telecommunications - Usage$457
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $76
    • Parliamentary Duties$76

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $18,461.62
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $15,909.09
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-02
    $1,288.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-09
    $1,288.00
  7. Hobart to Sydney 1 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Hobart → Sydney
    $991.13
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $966.00
  9. Lease rental 22/12/2025 to 21/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $961.26
  10. Lease rental 22/01/2026 to 21/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $961.26

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation - Zambia, Mauritius and South Africa
    Mauritius, Qatar, South Africa, Utd.Arab Emir., Zambia · 20 Sept 2025 → 5 Oct 2025 · 16 days
    $31,054
    $1,941/day
  2. To observe Fiji's national election
    Fiji · 11 Dec 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 6 days
    $7,954
    $1,326/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

    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