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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Julie Collins

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$232,220

0.6× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 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 $203,370 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $20 · lifetime repaid $6,927.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,366,048 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $707,339 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 24 Nov 2007, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023 → Jan–Mar 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Employee Travel
    $106,200
    • Domestic Travel$106,200
  2. Office Administration
    $54,587
    • Printing and Communications$48,729
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,721
    • Publications$136
  3. Office Facilities
    $28,850
    • Other$28,850
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $25,373
    • Fares$25,373
  5. Travel Allowance
    $8,389
    • Travel Allowance$8,389
  6. Other Car Costs
    $7,142
    • COMCAR$3,988
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,154
  7. Family Travel
    $630
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$630
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $625
    • Official Duties$574
    • Parliamentary Duties$51

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $106,199.55
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $28,849.87
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $12,308.52
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $10,351.45
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $9,970.81
  6. Printing and Communications 14 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $5,549.51
  7. Printing and Communications 14 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $4,614.56
  8. Printing and Communications 27 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,926.00
  9. Brisbane to Melbourne 19 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Melbourne
    $1,512.66
  10. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $1,500.00

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
    Qatar, Singapore, United Kingdom · 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 (Apr–Jun 2023 to Jan–Mar 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 15 June 2026 · Caveats