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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Julie Collins

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Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$293,205

0.8× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $374,785 across 22 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 $245,169 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $644 · lifetime repaid $7,571.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,697,437 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $724,047 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 24 Nov 2007, still serving.

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. Employee Travel
    $130,024
    • Domestic Travel$130,024
  2. Office Administration
    $57,899
    • Printing and Communications$52,945
    • Office Consumables and Services$4,954
  3. Office Facilities
    $48,036
    • Other$48,036
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $35,100
    • Fares$35,100
  5. Travel Allowance
    $11,110
    • Travel Allowance$11,110
  6. Other Car Costs
    $8,509
    • COMCAR$5,492
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,017
  7. Family Travel
    $927
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$927
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $910
    • Parliamentary Duties$910

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $130,024.10
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $48,035.75
  3. Printing and Communications 31 May 26
    Office Administration
    $11,984.10
  4. Printing and Communications 31 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $10,650.00
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $10,296.26
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $9,966.00
  7. Printing and Communications 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $5,585.28
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $2,433.99
  9. Perth to Melbourne 30 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $1,957.90
  10. Hobart to Melbourne 10 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Hobart → Melbourne
    $1,949.77

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - UK, Belgium & Germany
    Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Qatar · 13 Jan 2025 → 20 Jan 2025 · 8 days
    $24,956
    $3,120/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    Brazil and Chile · 6 Apr 2018 → 16 Apr 2018 · 11 days
    $19,666
    $1,788/day
  3. Official Travel - Indonesia
    Indonesia · 30 July 2025 → 2 Aug 2025 · 4 days
    $10,369
    $2,592/day
  4. Official travel to Peru
    Chile, Frenc.Polynesia, New Zealand, Peru · 13 Nov 2024 → 16 Nov 2024 · 4 days
    $10,307
    $2,577/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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats