James Paterson

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Of which $96,470 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $3,618.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $51,913

   • Domestic Travel$51,913
2. ›Office Facilities

   $32,481

   • Other$32,481
3. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $13,181

   • Fares$13,181
4. ›Other Car Costs

   $11,502

   • Private-Plated Vehicle$7,808
   • COMCAR$3,694
5. ›Office Administration

   $9,949

   • Printing and Communications$8,156
   • Office Consumables and Services$1,074
   • Publications$719
6. ›Travel Allowance

   $8,944

   • Travel Allowance$8,944
7. ›Telecommunications

   $980

   • Telecommunications - Usage$635
   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$345

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $51,913.22
2. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $32,481.48
3. Printing and Communications 2 Mar 26

   Office Administration
   $3,500.70
4. Printing and Communications 5 Feb 26

   Office Administration
   $1,667.50
5. Parliamentary Duties

   Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
   $1,610.00
6. Melbourne to Brisbane 23 Feb 26

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Brisbane
   $1,600.67
7. Parliamentary Duties

   Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
   $1,288.00
8. Parliamentary Duties

   Travel Allowance · 2026-03-22
   $1,288.00
9. Sydney to Melbourne 17 Dec 25

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Melbourne
   $1,252.95
10. Brisbane to Sydney 23 Feb 26

    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Sydney
    $1,218.62

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

1. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

   United States · 28 Feb 2022 → 13 Mar 2022 · 14 days
   $19,444

   $1,389/day
2. Parliamentary Observer Delegation travelling for Papua New Guinea National Election

   Pap. New Guinea · 11 July 2022 → 15 July 2022 · 5 days
   $7,426

   $1,485/day
3. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS)

   New Zealand · 13 Aug 2023 → 16 Aug 2023 · 4 days
   $4,885

   $1,221/day