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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Ed Husic

ALPNSWCHIFLEY

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$142,885

1.1× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $79,649 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,282.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$8,707,483 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $967,498 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010, 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. Office Facilities
    $63,236
    • Other$63,236
  2. Office Administration
    $62,692
    • Printing and Communications$44,956
    • Office Consumables and Services$16,016
    • Telephonic Services$1,609
    • Publications$111
  3. Travel Allowance
    $8,372
    • Travel Allowance$8,372
  4. Other Car Costs
    $6,087
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,995
    • Parking$92
  5. Employee Travel
    $1,933
    • Domestic Travel$1,933
  6. Telecommunications
    $528
    • Telecommunications - Usage$528
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $37
    • Official Duties$37

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $63,235.72
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $14,974.16
  3. Printing and Communications 3 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $9,192.54
  4. Printing and Communications 15 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,213.64
  5. Printing and Communications 2 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,149.87
  6. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $1,932.56
  7. Lease rental 25/12/2025 to 24/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,928.81
  8. Lease rental 25/01/2026 to 24/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,928.81
  9. Lease rental 25/02/2026 to 24/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,928.81
  10. Printing and Communications 13 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $1,618.98

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. G'day USA events; bilateral meetings
    USA · 25 Jan 2023 → 2 Feb 2023 · 9 days
    $37,050
    $4,117/day
  2. Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit; bilateral engagements
    Singapore, United Kingdom · 30 Oct 2023 → 5 Nov 2023 · 7 days
    $28,622
    $4,089/day
  3. USA - Official Travel
    USA · 1 June 2024 → 6 June 2024 · 6 days
    $27,220
    $4,537/day
  4. Bilateral engagements
    Indonesia, Singapore · 23 July 2023 → 28 July 2023 · 6 days
    $14,525
    $2,421/day
  5. Official Travel - Singapore
    Singapore · 15 Dec 2024 → 17 Dec 2024 · 3 days
    $7,741
    $2,580/day
  6. EV Mechanism MoU and bilateral engagements
    Indonesia · 22 Nov 2023 → 24 Nov 2023 · 3 days
    $6,829
    $2,276/day
  7. Bilateral meetings and events
    Indonesia · 5 June 2022 → 7 June 2022 · 3 days
    $1,326
    $442/day
  8. Bilateral engagements
    Indonesia, Singapore · 25 June 2023 → 29 June 2023 · 5 days
    $171
    $34/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