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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Jason Wood

LiberalVICLA TROBE

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$105,543

0.8× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $74,475 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $16,736.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,810,448 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $645,605 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 9 Oct 2004, 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
    $36,498
    • Domestic Travel$36,498
  2. Office Facilities
    $31,068
    • Other$31,068
  3. Office Administration
    $13,533
    • Printing and Communications$9,947
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,586
  4. Other Car Costs
    $8,869
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,385
    • COMCAR$3,484
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $8,172
    • Fares$8,172
  6. Travel Allowance
    $5,796
    • Travel Allowance$5,796
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,110
    • Telecommunications - Usage$567
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$544
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $497
    • Parliamentary Duties$497

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $36,497.91
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $31,067.55
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $3,759.09
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,728.30
  5. Printing and Communications 19 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,794.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  7. Lease rental 22/12/2025 to 21/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,468.57
  8. Lease rental 22/01/2026 to 21/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,468.57
  9. Lease rental 22/02/2026 to 21/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,468.57
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $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
    The UK Sweden Germany and the USA · 1 July 2017 → 18 July 2017 · 18 days
    $30,058
    $1,670/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    UK France and Ireland · 2 June 2018 → 16 June 2018 · 15 days
    $22,203
    $1,480/day
  3. India - Official Travel
    India, Singapore · 31 Oct 2023 → 5 Nov 2023 · 6 days
    $10,909
    $1,818/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation.
    UK Sweden Germany and the USA · 1 July 2017 → 18 July 2017 · 18 days
    $2,539
    $141/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