David Batt
NationalsQLDHINKLER
Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026
$164,339
1.2× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026
Of which $123,517 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.
Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2025: $496k across 4 quarters.
Quarterly trend
2025Q02 → 2026Q01What was claimed, by category
Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.
- Office Administration$57,259
- Office Facilities$40,822
- Employee Travel$32,755
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$21,425
- Travel Allowance$8,153
- Other Car Costs$1,661
- Family Travel$1,138
- Telecommunications$645
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$40,821.62
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$32,754.68
- Flags 1 Jan 26Office Administration$5,980.80
- Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26Office Administration$3,074.39
- Printing and Communications 14 Jan 26Office Administration$2,481.82
- Printing and Communications 15 Dec 25Office Administration$2,400.00
- Regional Radio Broadcasting Services 1 Dec 25Office Administration$2,289.00
- Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25Office Administration$2,214.29
- Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26Office Administration$2,214.29
- Mobile Office Signage, Facilities and Equipment (office expenses) 13 Mar 26Office Administration$2,079.09
Sources
- Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
- Trend line: same source across 4 quarters (2025Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
- Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA
OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name. - Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total —
ReportingPeriodIdon a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.