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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Glenn Sterle

ALPWA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$165,495

1.2× 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 $124,523 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $704.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,243,133 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $582,570 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2005, 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. Employee Travel
    $42,002
    • Domestic Travel$42,002
  2. Office Facilities
    $40,971
    • Other$40,971
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $30,868
    • Fares$30,868
  4. International Travel
    $30,599
    • Parliamentary Delegations$30,599
  5. Other Car Costs
    $10,242
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,447
    • COMCAR$3,795
  6. Travel Allowance
    $8,583
    • Travel Allowance$8,583
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,112
    • Telecommunications - Usage$576
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$536
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $666
    • Parliamentary Duties$648
    • Electorate Duties$18

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $42,002.48
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $40,971.47
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-09-13
    $20,837.97
  4. Delegation - Incidentals
    International Travel · 2025-09-13
    $5,764.54
  5. Delegation - Ground transport
    International Travel · 2025-09-13
    $3,996.77
  6. Perth to Sydney 19 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $3,033.39
  7. Sydney to Perth 22 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,840.34
  8. Sydney to Perth 12 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,580.14
  9. Perth to Canberra 1 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,392.42
  10. Perth to Canberra 1 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,383.67

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly 2025
    USA · 13 Sept 2025 → 22 Oct 2025 · 40 days
    $69,885
    $1,747/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    China · 2 Nov 2019 → 9 Nov 2019 · 8 days
    $14,234
    $1,779/day
  3. Senate Standing Committee visit to Asia
    Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam · 8 Apr 2023 → 22 Apr 2023 · 15 days
    $10,162
    $677/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

    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