Kevin Rudd
-Former Prime Minister
Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026
$43,740
0.3× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026
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$1,480,426 across 36 quarters.
Quarterly trend
Apr–Jun 2023 → Jan–Mar 2026What was claimed, by category
Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.
- Office Facilities$40,234
- Other Car Costs$3,243
- Employee Travel$1,342
- Office Administration$12
- Family Travel$0
- Scheduled Commercial Transport-$1,091
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$40,233.84
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$1,341.80
- Brisbane to Newcastle 17 Dec 25Family Travel$918.47
- Newcastle to Brisbane 18 Dec 25Family Travel$918.47
- Newcastle to Brisbane 18 Dec 25Scheduled Commercial Transport · Newcastle → Brisbane$918.47
- Lease rental 02/12/2025 to 01/01/2026Other Car Costs$914.33
- Lease rental 02/01/2026 to 01/02/2026Other Car Costs$914.33
- Lease rental 02/02/2026 to 01/03/2026Other Car Costs$914.33
- Brisbane to Sydney 16 Dec 25Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Sydney$864.27
- Sydney 24 Feb 26Other 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); median-MP comparison is across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
Refreshed 30 May 2026 · Caveats