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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Dean Smith

LiberalWA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$141,869

0.9× 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 $119,376 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,719.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,267,884 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $585,320 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 May 2012, 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. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $35,341
    • Fares$35,341
  2. Office Administration
    $30,251
    • Printing and Communications$27,780
    • Office Consumables and Services$1,898
    • Publications$573
  3. Office Facilities
    $22,493
    • Other$22,493
  4. Employee Travel
    $15,691
    • Domestic Travel$15,691
  5. International Travel
    $14,928
    • Parliamentary Delegations$14,928
  6. Travel Allowance
    $12,174
    • Travel Allowance$12,174
  7. Other Car Costs
    $10,596
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,754
    • COMCAR$3,842
  8. Telecommunications
    $395
    • Telecommunications - Usage$395

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $22,492.97
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $15,691.21
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-11-08
    $14,928.00
  4. Printing and Communications 27 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $6,279.00
  5. Printing and Communications 23 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $4,688.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $3,864.00
  7. Printing and Communications 10 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $3,600.00
  8. Perth to Sydney 9 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,840.34
  9. Perth to Melbourne 16 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,828.64
  10. Perth to Melbourne 26 Feb 26 to 27 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,828.64

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Nepal and India - Parliamentary Delegation
    India, Nepal, Singapore · 2 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023 · 12 days
    $23,495
    $1,958/day
  2. Official Travel - United Kingdom and Poland
    Poland, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 8 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025 · 9 days
    $20,708
    $2,301/day
  3. To represent the Hon Greg Hunt MP at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health.
    Japan · 22 Aug 2017 → 26 Aug 2017 · 5 days
    $8,233
    $1,647/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation
    Indonesia · 29 July 2018 → 5 Aug 2018 · 8 days
    $6,212
    $776/day
  5. Parliamentary Delegation to China
    China · 26 June 2017 → 1 July 2017 · 6 days
    $5,341
    $890/day
  6. Parliamentary Delegation.
    China · 26 June 2017 → 1 July 2017 · 6 days
    $578
    $96/day
  7. To represent the Hon Greg Hunt MP at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health
    Japan · 23 Aug 2017 → 26 Aug 2017 · 4 days
    $70
    $18/day

Sources

  • 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