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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Madeleine King

ALPWABRAND

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$511,557

1.4× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 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 $449,934 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $2,576 · lifetime repaid $10,715.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$9,822,054 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $1,091,339 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 July 2016, still serving.

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. Employee Travel
    $266,686
    • Domestic Travel$176,525
    • International Travel$90,161
  2. International Travel
    $76,922
    • Ministerial Visits$76,922
  3. Office Facilities
    $61,623
    • Other$61,623
  4. Office Administration
    $45,742
    • Printing and Communications$37,494
    • Office Consumables and Services$8,248
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $40,610
    • Fares$40,610
  6. Other Car Costs
    $8,052
    • COMCAR$4,807
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,245
  7. Travel Allowance
    $7,138
    • Travel Allowance$7,138
  8. Family Travel
    $4,708
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$4,708

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $176,524.85
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $61,622.82
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-29
    $35,129.92
  4. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2026-02-01
    $34,244.48
  5. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-10-19
    $26,174.22
  6. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2026-03-13
    $20,786.42
  7. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-10-29
    $17,564.96
  8. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-02-01
    $15,283.24
  9. Printing and Communications 6 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $10,285.00
  10. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-03-13
    $9,447.20

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
    $20,195
    $2,885/day
  8. Official Travel - Canada
    Canada, USA · 29 Oct 2025 → 2 Nov 2025 · 5 days
    $17,880
    $3,576/day
  9. Official Travel - Japan
    Japan, Singapore · 22 Oct 2024 → 26 Oct 2024 · 5 days
    $17,828
    $3,566/day
  10. Official
    Japan · 13 Mar 2026 → 17 Mar 2026 · 5 days
    $10,192
    $2,038/day
  11. Bilateral engagements
    India, Singapore · 8 Mar 2023 → 12 Mar 2023 · 5 days
    $9,536
    $1,907/day
  12. Future Facing Commodities - Resource Connect Asia Conference
    Singapore · 4 Apr 2023 → 6 Apr 2023 · 3 days
    $7,526
    $2,509/day

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 15 June 2026 · Caveats