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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Helen Polley

ALPTAS

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$103,605

0.8× 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 $78,515 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $3,088.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$3,731,514 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $414,613 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
    $28,818
    • Domestic Travel$28,818
  2. Office Facilities
    $25,090
    • Other$25,090
  3. Office Administration
    $15,030
    • Printing and Communications$12,719
    • Office Consumables and Services$2,084
    • Publications$227
  4. Travel Allowance
    $11,277
    • Travel Allowance$11,277
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $10,333
    • Fares$10,333
  6. Other Car Costs
    $9,295
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,897
    • COMCAR$4,399
  7. Family Travel
    $2,711
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,711
  8. Telecommunications
    $991
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$899
    • Telecommunications - Usage$92

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $28,817.88
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $25,090.23
  3. Printing and Communications 29 Sep 25
    Office Administration
    $9,003.24
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,932.00
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-21
    $1,932.00
  6. Printing and Communications 14 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $1,800.00
  7. Printing and Communications 28 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $1,670.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-08
    $1,610.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Delegation to Belgium and Norway
    Belgium, Norway, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 30 Nov 2024 → 10 Dec 2024 · 11 days
    $23,476
    $2,134/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation.
    France Belgium and Estonia · 1 Oct 2017 → 11 Oct 2017 · 11 days
    $17,393
    $1,581/day
  3. Parliamentary Delegation
    Romania and Switzerland · 7 Oct 2018 → 20 Oct 2018 · 14 days
    $7,545
    $539/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation
    France Belgium and Estonia · 30 Sept 2017 → 11 Oct 2017 · 12 days
    $1,107
    $92/day
  5. Parliamentary Delegation
    France Belgium and Estonia · 1 Oct 2017 → 11 Oct 2017 · 11 days
    $386
    $35/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