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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Jess Walsh

ALPVIC

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$188,847

0.8× medianvs ministers outside cabinet this quarter: median $226,551 across 8 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 $131,811 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,367.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2019$2,575,632 across 27 quarters of claims.

About $381,575 per year in office, over 27 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2019, 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
    $102,853
    • Domestic Travel$102,853
  2. Office Facilities
    $57,036
    • Other$57,036
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $19,039
    • Fares$19,039
  4. Other Car Costs
    $7,778
    • COMCAR$4,441
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,337
  5. Office Administration
    $1,514
    • Printing and Communications$943
    • Office Consumables and Services$571
  6. Telecommunications
    $628
    • Telecommunications - Usage$628

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $102,852.53
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $57,035.63
  3. Melbourne to Perth 22 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth
    $2,183.87
  4. Perth to Melbourne 24 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,183.87
  5. Melbourne to Canberra 9 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Canberra
    $1,377.45
  6. Sydney to Melbourne 11 Dec 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Melbourne
    $1,252.95
  7. Sydney to Melbourne 27 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Melbourne
    $1,067.33
  8. Melbourne to Canberra 30 Nov 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Canberra
    $1,043.17
  9. Melbourne to Canberra 1 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Canberra
    $1,043.17
  10. Lease rental 28/12/2025 to 27/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,025.92

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation to the 30th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)
    Singapore, Thailand · 24 Oct 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 8 days
    $8,904
    $1,113/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

    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