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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Marielle Smith

ALPSA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$82,484

0.6× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $41,872 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $644 · lifetime repaid $7,077.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2019$2,730,186 across 27 quarters of claims.

About $404,472 per year in office, over 27 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2019, 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. Office Facilities
    $40,612
    • Other$40,612
  2. Employee Travel
    $16,941
    • Domestic Travel$16,941
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $11,310
    • Fares$11,310
  4. Other Car Costs
    $6,542
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,452
    • COMCAR$2,069
    • Parking$21
  5. Travel Allowance
    $3,220
    • Travel Allowance$3,220
  6. Office Administration
    $1,515
    • Printing and Communications$886
    • Publications$501
    • Office Consumables and Services$127
  7. Family Travel
    $1,289
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,289
  8. Telecommunications
    $1,055
    • Telecommunications - Usage$1,055

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $40,612.47
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $16,941.01
  3. Lease rental 19/12/2025 to 18/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,328.97
  4. Lease rental 19/01/2026 to 18/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,328.97
  5. Lease rental 19/02/2026 to 18/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,328.97
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,288.00
  7. Canberra to Adelaide 13 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,286.84
  8. Canberra to Adelaide 12 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,286.84
  9. Canberra to Adelaide 5 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,278.09
  10. Adelaide to Canberra 9 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Adelaide → Canberra
    $1,236.11

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS)
    New Zealand · 13 Aug 2023 → 16 Aug 2023 · 4 days
    $5,724
    $1,431/day
  2. Vietnam - Parliamentary Delegation Overseas Travel
    Vietnam · 19 Apr 2024 → 27 Apr 2024 · 9 days
    $138
    $15/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