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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Jamie Chaffey

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Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$286,229

1.3× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $218,189 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 $217,720 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $372 · lifetime repaid $782.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2025$829,140 across 5 quarters of claims.

About $663,312 per year in office, over 5 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 3 May 2025, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2025 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Office Administration
    $111,268
    • Printing and Communications$79,283
    • Office Consumables and Services$31,941
    • Publications$44
  2. Office Facilities
    $68,510
    • Other$68,510
  3. Employee Travel
    $42,299
    • Domestic Travel$42,299
  4. Travel Allowance
    $23,116
    • Travel Allowance$23,116
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $16,351
    • Fares$16,351
  6. Other Car Costs
    $12,445
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$10,959
    • COMCAR$1,441
    • Parking$45
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $7,865
    • Electorate Duties$7,660
    • Parliamentary Duties$205
  8. Family Travel
    $4,276
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$4,276

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $68,509.57
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $42,298.53
  3. Printing and Communications 18 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $24,500.00
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $22,024.68
  5. Flags 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $8,361.00
  6. Dubbo to Broken Hill 20 May 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Dubbo → Broken Hill
    $7,660.00
  7. Flags 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $4,466.00
  8. Printing and Communications 27 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,410.00
  9. Printing and Communications 16 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $4,111.00
  10. Lease rental 19/05/2026 to 18/06/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,836.85

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation - New Zealand and Solomon Islands
    Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands · 2 Dec 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 9 days
    $10,801
    $1,200/day

Sources

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

    Trend covers 5 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats