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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Leah Blyth

LiberalSA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$116,150

0.7× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $157,516 across 44 MPs

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 $71,389 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $205.

Lifetime claimed since Jan-Mar 2025$511,127 across 5 quarters of claims.

About $408,902 per year in office, over 5 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 6 Feb 2025, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jan–Mar 2025 → 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
    $44,761
    • Other$44,761
  2. Employee Travel
    $19,658
    • Domestic Travel$19,658
  3. International Travel
    $11,995
    • Parliamentary Delegations$11,995
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $11,955
    • Fares$11,955
  5. Travel Allowance
    $9,699
    • Travel Allowance$9,699
  6. Office Administration
    $7,842
    • Printing and Communications$4,663
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,059
    • Publications$120
  7. Other Car Costs
    $7,090
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,909
    • COMCAR$2,076
    • Parking$105
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,650
    • Parliamentary Duties$1,463
    • Party Political Duties$186

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $44,761.18
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $19,657.96
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-12-07
    $11,120.32
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-09
    $1,932.00
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-22
    $1,610.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,288.00
  7. Adelaide to Canberra 8 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,286.84
  8. Canberra to Adelaide 5 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,286.84
  9. Adelaide to Canberra 9 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,286.84
  10. Canberra to Adelaide 5 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,278.09

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - Singapore and Japan
    Japan, Singapore · 7 Dec 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 10 days
    $18,406
    $1,841/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

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

    Trend covers 5 quarters (Jan–Mar 2025 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 15 June 2026 · Caveats