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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Kevin Rudd

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$43,740

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

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 $3,507 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $5,220 · lifetime repaid $7,782.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$1,737,677 across 36 quarters of claims.

In Parliament 3 Oct 1998 to 22 Nov 2013.

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. Office Facilities
    $40,234
    • Other$40,234
  2. Other Car Costs
    $3,243
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$2,858
    • COMCAR$385
  3. Employee Travel
    $1,342
    • Domestic Travel$1,342
  4. Office Administration
    $12
    • Office Consumables and Services$12
  5. Family Travel
    $0
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$0
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    -$1,091
    • Fares-$1,091

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $40,233.84
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $1,341.80
  3. Brisbane to Newcastle 17 Dec 25
    Family Travel
    $918.47
  4. Newcastle to Brisbane 18 Dec 25
    Family Travel
    $918.47
  5. Newcastle to Brisbane 18 Dec 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Newcastle → Brisbane
    $918.47
  6. Lease rental 02/12/2025 to 01/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $914.33
  7. Lease rental 02/01/2026 to 01/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $914.33
  8. Lease rental 02/02/2026 to 01/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $914.33
  9. Brisbane to Sydney 16 Dec 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Sydney
    $864.27
  10. Sydney 24 Feb 26
    Other Car Costs
    $294.42

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 13 July 2026 · Caveats