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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

George Brandis

-QLD

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$0

0.0× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 across 22 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 $0 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$1,587,732 across 7 quarters of claims.

About $1,587,732 per year in office, over 4 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 16 May 2000 to 7 Feb 2018.

Quarterly trend

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What was claimed, by category

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

No expense rows in Jan-Mar 2026.

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To attend the Quintet Meeting of Attorney-Generals the Five Country Security Ministerial Meeting conduct a series of bilateral and stakeholder meetings and attend events for the Australian Bar Association Conference.
    Canada United States United Kingdom · 25 June 2017 → 7 July 2017 · 13 days
    $56,477
    $4,344/day
  2. To meet key ministerial counterparts in the new Trump administration.
    USA · 12 Mar 2017 → 20 Mar 2017 · 9 days
    $21,282
    $2,365/day
  3. To conduct bilateral meetings.
    Indonesia · 15 May 2017 → 17 May 2017 · 3 days
    $5,434
    $1,811/day
  4. To attend the International Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and the Regional Counter Terrorism Finance Summit and to conduct bilateral meetings.
    Indonesia · 9 Aug 2016 → 13 Aug 2016 · 5 days
    $4,225
    $845/day
  5. To attend the sub-regional Ministerial Meeting on Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Cross Border Terrorism.
    Indonesia · 28 July 2017 → 30 July 2017 · 3 days
    $716
    $239/day
  6. To co-host a sub-regional meeting on security issues.
    Indonesia · 8 Dec 2017 → 10 Dec 2017 · 3 days
    $327
    $109/day
  7. To co-lead the Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Council of Law and Security.
    Indonesia · 1 Feb 2017 → 3 Feb 2017 · 3 days
    $139
    $46/day
  8. To have talks with counterparts about important national security and counter-terrorism issues.
    UK and France · 5 Dec 2016 → 12 Dec 2016 · 8 days
    -$6,315
    -$789/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 0 quarters (Jan–Mar 2026 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 13 July 2026 · Caveats