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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Malcolm Turnbull

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$99,877

0.7× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

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 $16,195 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,984.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$9,587,751 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $6,391,834 per year in office, over 6 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 9 Oct 2004 to 31 Aug 2018.

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. Office Facilities
    $83,681
    • Other$83,681
  2. Other Car Costs
    $6,779
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,330
    • COMCAR$449
  3. Family Travel
    $3,968
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$3,968
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $3,763
    • Fares$3,763
  5. Office Administration
    $1,181
    • Publications$1,068
    • Office Consumables and Services$113
  6. Telecommunications
    $504
    • Telecommunications - Usage$409
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$95

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $83,681.25
  2. Lease rental 20/01/2026 to 19/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,488.32
  3. Lease rental 20/02/2026 to 19/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,488.32
  4. Melbourne to Sydney 23 Oct 25
    Family Travel
    $1,092.50
  5. End of lease adj
    Other Car Costs
    $1,074.14
  6. Publications - printed and electronic - Former PM 6 Mar 25
    Office Administration
    $1,067.62
  7. Sydney to Melbourne 22 Oct 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Melbourne
    $887.71
  8. Sydney to Melbourne 22 Oct 25
    Family Travel
    $887.71
  9. Melbourne to Sydney 23 Oct 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Sydney
    $887.71
  10. Melbourne to Sydney 30 Nov 25
    Family Travel
    $887.71

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel
    UK Germany Belgium and France · 17 Apr 2018 → 27 Apr 2018 · 11 days
    $210,965
    $19,179/day
  2. Official business
    Germany France and the UK · 5 July 2017 → 13 July 2017 · 9 days
    $125,438
    $13,938/day
  3. Official Travel
    Vietnam China and the Philippines · 9 Nov 2017 → 15 Nov 2017 · 7 days
    $98,455
    $14,065/day
  4. Official Travel.
    Papua New Guinea and India · 7 Apr 2017 → 13 Apr 2017 · 7 days
    $81,472
    $11,639/day
  5. Official Travel
    Singapore · 1 June 2017 → 4 June 2017 · 4 days
    $54,662
    $13,665/day
  6. Official Travel.
    USA · 3 May 2017 → 6 May 2017 · 4 days
    $41,224
    $10,306/day
  7. Official Travel
    Israel and Sri Lanka · 29 Oct 2017 → 2 Nov 2017 · 5 days
    $32,465
    $6,493/day
  8. Official Travel
    USA · 21 Feb 2018 → 26 Feb 2018 · 6 days
    $32,435
    $5,406/day
  9. Official Travel
    USA · 3 May 2017 → 6 May 2017 · 4 days
    $24,682
    $6,170/day
  10. Official Travel
    Japan · 17 Jan 2018 → 19 Jan 2018 · 3 days
    $22,456
    $7,485/day
  11. Official Travel.
    UAE · 22 Apr 2017 → 26 Apr 2017 · 5 days
    $22,107
    $4,421/day
  12. State Funeral of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
    Japan · 26 Sept 2022 → 28 Sept 2022 · 3 days
    $21,878
    $7,293/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 13 July 2026 · Caveats