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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Dean Smith

LiberalWA

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$165,045

0.8× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $218,189 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 $131,939 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $17 · lifetime repaid $2,735.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,464,526 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $590,760 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 May 2012, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $57,799
    • Fares$57,799
  2. Office Facilities
    $33,106
    • Other$33,106
  3. Employee Travel
    $26,088
    • Domestic Travel$26,088
  4. Office Administration
    $22,458
    • Printing and Communications$17,971
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,506
    • Publications$982
  5. Travel Allowance
    $12,176
    • Travel Allowance$12,176
  6. Other Car Costs
    $11,563
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,710
    • COMCAR$4,853
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,407
    • Parliamentary Duties$1,248
    • Electorate Duties$159
  8. Telecommunications
    $447
    • Telecommunications - Usage$447

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $33,106.30
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $26,087.90
  3. Printing and Communications 5 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $6,356.00
  4. Perth to Sydney 9 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $3,152.13
  5. Perth to Sydney 4 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,951.37
  6. Printing and Communications 5 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $2,784.00
  7. Sydney to Perth 15 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,683.35
  8. Printing and Communications 2 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $2,576.00
  9. Perth to Melbourne 24 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,575.91
  10. Canberra to Perth 23 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,484.46

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 (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats