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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Luke Gosling

ALPNTSOLOMON

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$281,775

1.6× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $241,066 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $7,336.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,106,986 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $660,215 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 July 2016, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Administration
    $112,044
    • Printing and Communications$91,299
    • Office Consumables and Services$20,583
    • Publications$163
  2. Employee Travel
    $66,649
    • Domestic Travel$63,645
    • International Travel$3,003
  3. Office Facilities
    $40,709
    • Other$40,709
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $33,642
    • Fares$33,642
  5. Travel Allowance
    $10,596
    • Travel Allowance$10,596
  6. Other Car Costs
    $8,711
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,086
    • COMCAR$3,625
  7. International Travel
    $5,774
    • Representing a Minister$5,648
    • Representing Australia$126
  8. Family Travel
    $3,020
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,887
    • COMCAR$133

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $63,645.24
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $40,709.36
  3. Printing and Communications 22 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $12,783.11
  4. Printing and Communications 4 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $8,213.46
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $5,495.92
  6. Printing and Communications 28 May 26
    Office Administration
    $4,995.00
  7. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,816.69
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,802.15
  9. Representing a Minister - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-04-23
    $4,681.34
  10. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 2 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $4,500.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Denmark Parliamentary Delegation
    Denmark, United Kingdom · 5 Oct 2023 → 12 Oct 2023 · 8 days
    $16,781
    $2,098/day
  2. International Parliamentary Delegation
    Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa · 5 June 2023 → 10 June 2023 · 6 days
    $11,958
    $1,993/day
  3. Fiji and New Caledonia Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji and New Caledonia
    Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu · 27 Aug 2023 → 2 Sept 2023 · 7 days
    $9,919
    $1,417/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation.
    China · 26 June 2017 → 1 July 2017 · 6 days
    $7,674
    $1,279/day
  5. Official Travel - Indonesia
    Indonesia, Australia, Singapore · 10 June 2025 → 13 June 2025 · 4 days
    $6,763
    $1,691/day
  6. Official
    Singapore, Thailand · 23 Apr 2026 → 27 Apr 2026 · 5 days
    $5,648
    $1,130/day
  7. Official travel to Timor Leste
    East Timor · 27 Nov 2025 → 29 Nov 2025 · 3 days
    $5,398
    $1,799/day
  8. Accompanying Assistant Minister Tim Watts to Indonesia
    Indonesia · 11 Oct 2022 → 13 Oct 2022 · 3 days
    $4,713
    $1,571/day
  9. Parliamentary Delegation to China
    China · 26 June 2017 → 1 July 2017 · 6 days
    $4,208
    $701/day
  10. Timor-Leste - Representing Autralia Travel
    East Timor · 24 Apr 2024 → 25 Apr 2024 · 2 days
    $2,838
    $1,419/day
  11. Official Travel
    Indonesia · 25 Aug 2019 → 27 Aug 2019 · 3 days
    $1,906
    $635/day
  12. Overseas Special Envoy - Timor Leste
    East Timor · 19 Aug 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 3 days
    $1,740
    $580/day

Sources

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

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats