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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Jason Clare

ALPNSWBLAXLAND

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$378,637

1.0× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 across 22 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 $272,527 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $388 · lifetime repaid $1,723.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$9,164,025 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $1,018,225 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 24 Nov 2007, 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
    $129,361
    • Domestic Travel$114,900
    • International Travel$14,461
  2. Office Facilities
    $106,110
    • Other$106,110
  3. Office Administration
    $98,878
    • Printing and Communications$93,094
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,784
  4. International Travel
    $14,461
    • Ministerial Visits$14,461
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,589
    • Fares$12,589
  6. Travel Allowance
    $9,390
    • Travel Allowance$9,390
  7. Other Car Costs
    $6,891
    • COMCAR$5,658
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$1,233
  8. Telecommunications
    $957
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$559
    • Telecommunications - Usage$398

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $114,900.22
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $106,110.24
  3. Printing and Communications 5 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $45,066.51
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $18,561.02
  5. Printing and Communications 11 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $17,255.84
  6. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-12-07
    $14,461.01
  7. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-12-07
    $14,461.01
  8. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $2,052.64
  9. Lease rental 14/12/2025 to 13/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,046.18
  10. Lease rental 14/01/2026 to 13/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,046.18

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. International Summit on the Teaching Profession
    USA · 22 Apr 2023 → 30 Apr 2023 · 9 days
    $38,268
    $4,252/day
  2. Australia India Education and Skills Council; lead delegation of Vice-Chancellors; attend soft-launch of Western Sydney University's Surabaya campus in Indonesia
    India, Indonesia, Singapore · 5 Nov 2023 → 10 Nov 2023 · 6 days
    $18,036
    $3,006/day
  3. Official Travel - India and Vietnam
    India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam · 7 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025 · 6 days
    $14,839
    $2,473/day
  4. Lead a delegation of higher education peak bodies
    India · 28 Feb 2023 → 4 Mar 2023 · 5 days
    $9,201
    $1,840/day
  5. Singapore - Official Travel
    Singapore · 22 Apr 2024 → 25 Apr 2024 · 4 days
    $5,609
    $1,402/day
  6. To engage with Indian Government counterparts and business leaders
    India · 13 Jan 2019 → 20 Jan 2019 · 8 days
    $3,685
    $461/day
  7. Official Travel.
    Indonesia · 4 Nov 2017 → 9 Nov 2017 · 6 days
    $2,844
    $474/day
  8. Australia India Education and Skills Council; lead delegation of Vice-Chancellors
    India, Singapore · 17 Sept 2023 → 20 Sept 2023 · 4 days
    $291
    $73/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