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Latest data · Jan–Mar 2026
Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Kate Chaney

IndependentWACURTIN

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$195,293

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

Of which $151,296 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $12,450.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $2.5 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q022026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $82,025
  2. Office Facilities
    $43,997
  3. Employee Travel
    $38,238
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $13,766
  5. Family Travel
    $7,422
  6. Travel Allowance
    $5,796
  7. Other Car Costs
    $3,733
  8. Telecommunications
    $316

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $43,997.09
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $38,237.50
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $19,078.50
  4. Printing and Communications 23 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $8,600.00
  5. Printing and Communications 23 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,850.00
  6. Printing and Communications 13 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,630.00
  7. Printing and Communications 9 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,546.36
  8. Canberra to Perth 12 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,392.42
  9. Perth to Canberra 9 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,392.42
  10. Canberra to Perth 12 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,392.42

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q022026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.