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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Ed Husic

ALPNSWCHIFLEY

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$167,458

1.0× 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 $96,548 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,282.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$8,927,168 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $965,099 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 Administration
    $84,842
    • Printing and Communications$68,952
    • Office Consumables and Services$13,109
    • Telephonic Services$1,419
    • Publications$1,363
  2. Office Facilities
    $70,910
    • Other$70,910
  3. Employee Travel
    $7,902
    • Domestic Travel$7,902
  4. Travel Allowance
    $6,118
    • Travel Allowance$6,118
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,216
    • Fares$1,216
  6. Telecommunications
    $530
    • Telecommunications - Usage$530
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $112
    • Parliamentary Duties$112
  8. Other Car Costs
    -$4,173
    • Parking$176
    • Private-Plated Vehicle-$4,348

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $70,909.85
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $23,500.02
  3. Printing and Communications 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $19,393.70
  4. Printing and Communications 26 May 26
    Office Administration
    $9,191.01
  5. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $7,902.27
  6. Printing and Communications 2 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $3,084.99
  7. Printing and Communications 25 May 26
    Office Administration
    $2,299.91
  8. Flags 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $1,672.20
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-10
    $1,610.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-24
    $1,288.00

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 (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