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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

John Howard

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$95,473

0.5× medianmedian MP $178,852 in Apr-Jun 2026

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 $19,870 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$3,872,590 across 37 quarters of claims.

In Parliament 18 May 1974 to 24 Nov 2007.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Office Facilities
    $75,603
    • Other$75,603
  2. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $9,213
    • Fares$9,213
  3. Other Car Costs
    $3,994
    • COMCAR$2,025
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$1,969
  4. Office Administration
    $2,569
    • Publications$2,341
    • Additional Printing and Communications$167
    • Office Consumables and Services$60
  5. Employee Travel
    $2,270
    • Domestic Travel$2,270
  6. Family Travel
    $1,093
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,093
  7. Telecommunications
    $731
    • Telecommunications - Usage$604
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$127

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $75,602.50
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $2,270.25
  3. Lease rental 05/03/2026 to 04/04/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,290.80
  4. Adelaide to Sydney 26 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Sydney
    $1,208.03
  5. Sydney to Adelaide 26 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Adelaide
    $1,208.03
  6. Hobart to Sydney 28 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Hobart → Sydney
    $1,115.04
  7. Sydney to Hobart 28 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Hobart
    $1,115.04
  8. Melbourne to Sydney 18 Nov 25
    Family Travel
    $1,092.50
  9. Melbourne to Sydney 18 Nov 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Sydney
    $1,092.50
  10. Sydney to Brisbane 16 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Brisbane
    $1,065.54

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

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 7 Aug 2026 · Caveats