Don Farrell

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Of which $576,680 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $43 · lifetime repaid $7,379.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $407,961

   • Domestic Travel$309,288
   • International Travel$98,673
2. ›Office Facilities

   $90,388

   • Other$90,388
3. ›International Travel

   $74,622

   • Ministerial Visits$74,622
4. ›Office Administration

   $39,578

   • Office Consumables and Services$20,053
   • Printing and Communications$19,524
5. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $27,000

   • Fares$27,000
6. ›Travel Allowance

   $12,420

   • Travel Allowance$12,420
7. ›Family Travel

   $7,426

   • Scheduled Commercial Transport$7,073
   • COMCAR$354
8. ›Other Car Costs

   $6,026

   • COMCAR$6,026

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $309,287.72
2. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $90,387.78
3. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-05-18
   $46,505.90
4. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-06-01
   $41,730.88
5. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-05-18
   $24,683.80
6. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-06-01
   $20,410.44
7. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 5 Mar 26

   Office Administration
   $9,900.00
8. Printing and Communications 18 Jun 26

   Office Administration
   $9,423.00
9. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

   International Travel · 2026-02-24
   $9,348.37
10. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

    International Travel · 2026-05-18
    $8,934.43

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

1. Discussions on Australia-European Union Trade Agreement & Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement; Opening of Australian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland

   France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 2 Dec 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 15 days
   $76,199

   $5,080/day
2. Bilateral Meetings and Launch Tourism Australia's 'Australia Marketplace North America 2022'

   USA · 7 Aug 2022 → 15 Aug 2022 · 9 days
   $47,891

   $5,321/day
3. APEC Ministers' Meeting and bilateral engagements

   USA · 12 Nov 2023 → 17 Nov 2023 · 6 days
   $46,538

   $7,756/day
4. Bilateral meetings; OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris

   Belgium, Qatar, Singapore · 3 June 2023 → 10 June 2023 · 8 days
   $40,603

   $5,075/day
5. USA - Official Travel

   USA · 18 Aug 2024 → 24 Aug 2024 · 7 days
   $36,050

   $5,150/day
6. APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting

   USA · 24 May 2023 → 29 May 2023 · 6 days
   $35,224

   $5,871/day
7. Official

   China, Japan · 18 May 2026 → 24 May 2026 · 7 days
   $34,135

   $4,876/day
8. His Holiness Pope Francis' Funeral

   Italy, Utd.Arab Emir. · 23 Apr 2025 → 29 Apr 2025 · 7 days
   $33,425

   $4,775/day
9. Official

   USA · 24 Feb 2026 → 1 Mar 2026 · 6 days
   $25,682

   $4,280/day
10. Official travel - France and Belgium

    France, Thailand, Utd.Arab Emir. · 1 June 2025 → 6 June 2025 · 6 days
    $25,357

    $4,226/day
11. Bilateral meetings

    Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam · 16 Apr 2023 → 26 Apr 2023 · 11 days
    $23,254

    $2,114/day
12. UAE - Official Travel

    Utd.Arab Emir. · 23 Feb 2024 → 1 Mar 2024 · 8 days
    $21,615

    $2,702/day