Don Farrell

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Of which $361,924 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $3,355 · lifetime repaid $7,336.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $249,594

   • Domestic Travel$171,315
   • International Travel$78,279
2. ›Office Facilities

   $91,829

   • Other$91,829
3. ›International Travel

   $49,159

   • Ministerial Visits$49,159
4. ›Office Administration

   $25,577

   • Printing and Communications$18,188
   • Office Consumables and Services$6,335
   • Publications$1,055
5. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $15,263

   • Fares$15,263
6. ›Travel Allowance

   $8,806

   • Travel Allowance$8,806
7. ›Family Travel

   $7,653

   • Scheduled Commercial Transport$7,232
   • COMCAR$421
8. ›Other Car Costs

   $4,465

   • COMCAR$4,465

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $171,315.07
2. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $91,828.67
3. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-02-24
   $39,725.32
4. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-01-23
   $25,354.96
5. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-02-24
   $15,955.66
6. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-02-10
   $13,198.75
7. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-02-10
   $12,998.25
8. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-01-23
   $12,557.48
9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26

   Office Administration
   $8,773.85
10. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

    International Travel · 2026-01-23
    $5,529.33

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. His Holiness Pope Francis' Funeral

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

   $4,775/day
8. Official travel - France and Belgium

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

   $4,226/day
9. Bilateral meetings

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

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

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

    $2,702/day
11. United States Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Ministerial Meeting

    USA · 8 Sept 2022 → 11 Sept 2022 · 4 days
    $20,245

    $5,061/day
12. World Trade Organisation 12th Ministerial conference

    Switzerland · 10 June 2022 → 18 June 2022 · 9 days
    $19,737

    $2,193/day