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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

James Mcgrath

LiberalQLD

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$179,500

1.1× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $157,516 across 44 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 $129,126 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $5,411.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,003,577 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $667,064 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2014, 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
    $71,864
    • Domestic Travel$71,864
  2. Office Facilities
    $50,374
    • Other$50,374
  3. Other Car Costs
    $21,852
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$17,236
    • COMCAR$2,995
    • Parking$1,621
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $14,471
    • Fares$14,471
  5. Travel Allowance
    $9,309
    • Travel Allowance$9,309
  6. Office Administration
    $7,658
    • Printing and Communications$5,477
    • Publications$1,275
    • Office Consumables and Services$906
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $2,778
    • Electorate Duties$1,604
    • Parliamentary Duties$1,024
    • Party Political Duties$150
  8. Telecommunications
    $1,194
    • Telecommunications - Usage$654
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$541

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $71,864.08
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $50,374.01
  3. Lease rental 29/12/2025 to 28/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $4,080.71
  4. Lease rental 29/01/2026 to 27/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $4,080.71
  5. Lease rental 28/02/2026 to 28/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $4,080.71
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  8. Cairns to Mackay 7 Dec 25 to 10 Dec 25
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Cairns → Mackay
    $1,604.03
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,288.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-09
    $1,288.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation
    Belgium and Greece · 29 Sept 2019 → 7 Oct 2019 · 9 days
    $12,338
    $1,371/day
  2. To participate in the Australia India Leadership Dialogue
    India · 20 Jan 2018 → 24 Jan 2018 · 5 days
    $7,144
    $1,429/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