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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Jim Chalmers

ALPQLDRANKIN

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$371,806

2.6× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

Of which $278,788 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $873.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $8.6 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Employee Travel
    $159,283
  2. Office Facilities
    $93,018
  3. Office Administration
    $41,644
  4. International Travel
    $39,525
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $19,537
  6. Other Car Costs
    $10,297
  7. Travel Allowance
    $7,084
  8. Family Travel
    $801

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $101,495.90
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $93,018.15
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-15
    $40,174.42
  4. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-10-15
    $18,245.99
  5. Printing and Communications 29 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $10,700.00
  6. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2026-01-11
    $9,518.52
  7. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-01-11
    $9,358.52
  8. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-12-04
    $8,093.81
  9. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2025-10-15
    $5,390.28
  10. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 8 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,456.03

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.