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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Jerome Laxale

ALPNSWBENNELONG

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$188,923

1.4× 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 $117,694 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $346 · lifetime repaid $346.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2022$2,757,123 across 16 quarters of claims.

About $689,281 per year in office, over 16 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 May 2022, 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. Office Administration
    $85,102
    • Printing and Communications$76,851
    • Office Consumables and Services$7,999
    • Publications$252
  2. Office Facilities
    $71,228
    • Other$71,228
  3. Employee Travel
    $11,662
    • Domestic Travel$11,662
  4. Other Car Costs
    $9,583
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$7,596
    • COMCAR$1,962
    • Parking$24
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,084
    • Travel Allowance$7,084
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $3,415
    • Fares$3,415
  7. Telecommunications
    $597
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$477
    • Telecommunications - Usage$120
  8. Family Travel
    $252
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$252

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $71,228.18
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $19,836.82
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $11,662.01
  4. Printing and Communications 6 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $8,800.00
  5. Printing and Communications 17 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $8,201.00
  6. Printing and Communications 19 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $6,000.00
  7. Printing and Communications 17 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,636.25
  8. Printing and Communications 18 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,500.00
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,266.00
  10. Printing and Communications 2 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,819.47

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Travel to USA for west coast leadership diaglouge as requested and approved by the Prime Minister
    USA · 14 Jan 2024 → 20 Jan 2024 · 7 days
    $33,247
    $4,750/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation to the European Parliament and Institutions and Bilateral Visit to France
    Belgium, Qatar · 3 Dec 2022 → 11 Dec 2022 · 9 days
    $25,821
    $2,869/day
  3. Official Travel - China and Mongolia
    China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Singapore · 11 Oct 2024 → 20 Oct 2024 · 10 days
    $24,429
    $2,443/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