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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Kate Thwaites

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$192,920

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

Of which $147,323 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,157.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $3.5 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $59,471
  2. Employee Travel
    $46,924
  3. Office Facilities
    $45,597
  4. International Travel
    $19,413
  5. Travel Allowance
    $8,187
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $6,609
  7. Other Car Costs
    $5,401
  8. Telecommunications
    $831

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $45,596.73
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $25,282.28
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-11
    $21,641.34
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $21,461.82
  5. Representing a Minister - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-10-11
    $16,470.13
  6. Printing and Communications 13 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $7,365.00
  7. Printing and Communications 20 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $5,884.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $2,898.00
  9. Delegation - Ground transport
    International Travel · 2023-07-12
    $2,489.97
  10. Printing and Communications 26 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,438.00

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 (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). 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.