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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Malarndirri Mccarthy

ALPNT

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$335,064

0.9× 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 $261,847 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $683 · lifetime repaid $14,982.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,213,311 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $801,479 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
    $162,858
    • Domestic Travel$162,858
  2. Office Facilities
    $73,217
    • Other$73,217
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $34,064
    • Fares$34,064
  4. Other Car Costs
    $33,156
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$29,376
    • COMCAR$3,780
  5. Office Administration
    $16,416
    • Printing and Communications$15,231
    • Office Consumables and Services$1,044
    • Publications$140
  6. Travel Allowance
    $8,064
    • Travel Allowance$8,064
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $6,000
    • Official Duties$6,000
  8. Family Travel
    $657
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$657

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $162,858.28
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $73,217.09
  3. Darwin to Katherine 9 Mar 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Darwin → Katherine
    $3,000.00
  4. Katherine to Darwin 9 Mar 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Katherine → Darwin
    $3,000.00
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,794.33
  6. Lease rental 28/12/2025 to 27/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,553.79
  7. Lease rental 28/01/2026 to 27/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,553.79
  8. Lease rental 28/02/2026 to 27/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $2,553.79
  9. Darwin to Sydney 10 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Darwin → Sydney
    $2,497.20
  10. Canberra to Perth 4 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,383.67

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. United Nations 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
    USA · 5 Mar 2023 → 12 Mar 2023 · 8 days
    $26,610
    $3,326/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation.
    UK · 22 Apr 2017 → 5 May 2017 · 14 days
    $16,882
    $1,206/day
  3. Official Travel
    Indonesia · 26 Oct 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 6 days
    $7,988
    $1,331/day
  4. Pacific Women Lead Governance Board Meeting
    Fiji · 11 Oct 2022 → 15 Oct 2022 · 5 days
    $5,407
    $1,081/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

    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