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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Jason Clare

ALPNSWBLAXLAND

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$267,900

0.7× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $374,785 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 $231,867 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $15 · lifetime repaid $1,738.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$9,486,891 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $1,025,610 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 24 Nov 2007, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → 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. Employee Travel
    $148,167
    • Domestic Travel$146,391
    • International Travel$1,776
  2. Office Administration
    $43,173
    • Printing and Communications$39,567
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,606
  3. Office Facilities
    $36,033
    • Other$36,033
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $15,612
    • Fares$15,612
  5. Other Car Costs
    $11,474
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$7,877
    • COMCAR$3,597
  6. Travel Allowance
    $9,724
    • Travel Allowance$9,724
  7. International Travel
    $2,623
    • Ministerial Visits$2,623
  8. Telecommunications
    $1,094
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$564
    • Telecommunications - Usage$530

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $146,391.41
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $36,032.90
  3. Printing and Communications 31 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $12,241.87
  4. Printing and Communications 11 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $7,861.36
  5. Printing and Communications 18 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $6,707.40
  6. Perth to Sydney 19 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $3,152.13
  7. Sydney to Perth 17 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,452.15
  8. Lease rental 14/03/2026 to 13/04/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,046.18
  9. Lease rental 14/04/2026 to 13/05/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,046.18
  10. Lease rental 14/05/2026 to 13/06/2026
    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
    $17,462
    $2,910/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 (Jul–Sep 2023 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