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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

John Howard

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$91,005

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

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

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$3,203,231 across 36 quarters.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023Jan–Mar 2026

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $75,390
  2. Other Car Costs
    $9,563
  3. Office Administration
    $3,222
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $888
  5. Family Travel
    $888
  6. Employee Travel
    $550
  7. Telecommunications
    $504

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

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); median-MP comparison is across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.

Refreshed 30 May 2026 · Caveats