John Howard

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Of which $15,615 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan-Mar 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

1. ›Office Facilities

   $75,390

   • Other$75,390
2. ›Other Car Costs

   $9,563

   • Private-Plated Vehicle$7,148
   • COMCAR$2,415
3. ›Office Administration

   $3,222

   • Publications$2,813
   • Office Consumables and Services$276
   • Additional Printing and Communications$133
4. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $888

   • Fares$888
5. ›Family Travel

   $888

   • Scheduled Commercial Transport$888
6. ›Employee Travel

   $550

   • Domestic Travel$550
7. ›Telecommunications

   $504

   • Telecommunications - Usage$409
   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$95

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $75,390.45
2. Lease rental 05/12/2025 to 04/01/2026

   Other Car Costs
   $1,290.80
3. Lease rental 05/01/2026 to 04/02/2026

   Other Car Costs
   $1,290.80
4. Lease rental 05/02/2026 to 04/03/2026

   Other Car Costs
   $1,290.80
5. Accident charges

   Other Car Costs
   $1,217.78
6. Sydney to Melbourne 17 Nov 25

   Family Travel
   $887.71
7. Sydney to Melbourne 17 Nov 25

   Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Melbourne
   $887.71
8. Brisbane 16 Jan 26

   Other Car Costs
   $754.51
9. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $550.17
10. Sydney 24 Feb 26

    Other Car Costs
    $368.66

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

1. State Funeral of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

   Japan · 26 Sept 2022 → 28 Sept 2022 · 3 days
   $2,083

   $694/day