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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Deborah O'Neill

ALPNSW

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$137,542

0.8× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $99,661 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $504 · lifetime repaid $10,739.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,120,698 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $553,589 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010, 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. Office Facilities
    $37,881
    • Other$37,881
  2. Employee Travel
    $32,085
    • Domestic Travel$32,085
  3. Office Administration
    $15,415
    • Printing and Communications$10,275
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,453
    • Publications$1,687
  4. International Travel
    $15,037
    • Parliamentary Delegations$15,037
  5. Travel Allowance
    $14,838
    • Travel Allowance$14,838
  6. Other Car Costs
    $10,276
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,594
    • COMCAR$4,682
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $5,136
    • Parliamentary Duties$5,068
    • Electorate Duties$68
  8. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $4,775
    • Fares$4,775

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $37,880.63
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $32,085.16
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $11,817.95
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $4,494.32
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-23
    $3,220.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-06-18
    $2,576.00
  7. Delegation - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $2,168.22
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-10
    $1,610.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-24
    $1,610.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-06-01
    $1,610.00

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
    $29,301
    $1,831/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation.
    UK Netherlands Sweden and Canada · 23 Sept 2017 → 9 Oct 2017 · 17 days
    $29,252
    $1,721/day
  3. Parliamentary Delegation
    New Zealand and Canada · 24 Sept 2018 → 6 Oct 2018 · 13 days
    $21,606
    $1,662/day
  4. Official Travel - United Kingdom and Poland
    Poland, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 8 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025 · 9 days
    $17,464
    $1,940/day
  5. Official Travel - Romania and Switzerland
    Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days
    $16,825
    $2,404/day
  6. Official Travel - Malaysia, Bangladesh and Turkey
    Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey · 6 Apr 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 · 16 days
    $15,037
    $940/day
  7. Official Travel - France
    France · 13 Oct 2024 → 20 Oct 2024 · 8 days
    $14,198
    $1,775/day
  8. Parliamentary Delegation
    Ireland · 7 Sept 2018 → 12 Sept 2018 · 6 days
    $9,514
    $1,586/day
  9. Parliamentary Delegation to the 43rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)
    Cambodia, Singapore · 19 Nov 2022 → 26 Nov 2022 · 8 days
    $7,123
    $890/day
  10. Parl Delegatioin
    United Kingdom Netherlands Sweden Canada · 23 Sept 2017 → 9 Oct 2017 · 17 days
    $1,359
    $80/day
  11. India and Singapore - Delegation Travel
    India, Singapore · 10 Dec 2023 → 17 Dec 2023 · 8 days
    $17
    $2/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