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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Madeleine King

ALPWABRAND

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$509,083

1.4× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $374,785 across 22 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 $447,692 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $1,128 · lifetime repaid $11,843.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$10,390,050 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $1,123,249 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. Employee Travel
    $222,630
    • Domestic Travel$212,755
    • International Travel$9,874
  2. Office Administration
    $131,611
    • Printing and Communications$125,118
    • Office Consumables and Services$6,493
  3. Office Facilities
    $61,391
    • Other$61,391
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $42,834
    • Fares$42,834
  5. International Travel
    $18,271
    • Ministerial Visits$18,271
  6. Travel Allowance
    $14,466
    • Travel Allowance$14,466
  7. Other Car Costs
    $10,345
    • COMCAR$6,980
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,365
  8. Family Travel
    $7,193
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$6,628
    • COMCAR$566

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $212,755.31
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $61,390.87
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $43,075.78
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $23,881.50
  5. Printing and Communications 6 May 26
    Office Administration
    $18,312.00
  6. Printing and Communications 17 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $10,690.00
  7. Printing and Communications 15 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $9,890.00
  8. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-09-20
    $9,144.24
  9. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-09-20
    $8,460.24
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $7,339.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Canada and USA - Official Travel
    Canada, Qatar, USA · 2 Mar 2024 → 10 Mar 2024 · 9 days
    $60,173
    $6,686/day
  2. Australia-US Critical Minerals Taskforce; bilateral engagements
    Qatar, USA · 21 Oct 2023 → 28 Oct 2023 · 8 days
    $45,757
    $5,720/day
  3. IEA Critical Ministerials and Clean Energy Summit; bilaterals
    Belgium, Germany, Singapore, United Kingdom · 23 Sept 2023 → 1 Oct 2023 · 9 days
    $43,544
    $4,838/day
  4. Overseas Travel - USA
    USA · 19 Oct 2025 → 23 Oct 2025 · 5 days
    $29,285
    $5,857/day
  5. Maintain relationships with Japanese Government following the announcement of decision about Heads of Agreement and possible reforms to the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism
    Japan, Singapore · 12 Nov 2022 → 17 Nov 2022 · 6 days
    $23,419
    $3,903/day
  6. South Korea and Japan - Official Travel
    Japan, South Korea · 28 Jan 2024 → 4 Feb 2024 · 8 days
    $20,545
    $2,568/day
  7. Official Travel - USA
    Qatar, USA · 1 Feb 2026 → 7 Feb 2026 · 7 days
    $20,498
    $2,928/day
  8. Official
    Japan · 13 Mar 2026 → 17 Mar 2026 · 5 days
    $19,700
    $3,940/day
  9. Official Travel - Canada
    Canada, USA · 29 Oct 2025 → 2 Nov 2025 · 5 days
    $17,880
    $3,576/day
  10. Official Travel - Japan
    Japan, Singapore · 22 Oct 2024 → 26 Oct 2024 · 5 days
    $17,828
    $3,566/day
  11. Official Travel - Japan
    Japan, Singapore · 20 Sept 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 7 days
    $15,490
    $2,213/day
  12. Bilateral engagements
    India, Singapore · 8 Mar 2023 → 12 Mar 2023 · 5 days
    $9,536
    $1,907/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