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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Ken O'Dowd

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Claimed in Jul-Sep 2024

$3,949

0.0× medianmedian MP $169,532 in Jul-Sep 2024

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 $3,949 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$3,809,549 across 25 quarters of claims.

About $725,628 per year in office, over 21 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010 to 11 Apr 2022.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023 → Jul–Sep 2024 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jul-Sep 2024, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Employee Travel
    $1,974
    • Domestic Travel$1,974
  2. Family Travel
    $1,974
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,974

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation
    Singapore Myanmar and Indonesia · 2 July 2017 → 14 July 2017 · 13 days
    $13,461
    $1,035/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation.
    Papua New Guinea · 5 Nov 2017 → 10 Nov 2017 · 6 days
    $8,310
    $1,385/day
  3. Parliamentary Delegation
    Indonesia · 29 July 2018 → 5 Aug 2018 · 8 days
    $6,861
    $858/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation
    Timor-Leste · 28 Oct 2018 → 1 Nov 2018 · 5 days
    $1,813
    $363/day
  5. Parliamentary Delegation.
    Singapore Myanmar and Indonesia · 2 July 2017 → 14 July 2017 · 13 days
    $1,478
    $114/day

Sources

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

    Trend covers 2 quarters (Apr–Jun 2023 to Jul–Sep 2024); the median comparison is against MPs in the same seniority role that quarter, falling back to all parliamentarians where a role is unknown.

Refreshed 13 July 2026 · Caveats