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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Matt Keogh

ALPWABURT

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$361,783

1.6× medianvs ministers outside cabinet this quarter: median $226,551 across 8 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 $303,789 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,320.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$8,826,330 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $980,703 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
    $118,161
    • Domestic Travel$96,168
    • International Travel$21,993
  2. Office Administration
    $95,727
    • Printing and Communications$90,763
    • Office Consumables and Services$4,462
    • Publications$503
  3. Office Facilities
    $57,994
    • Other$57,994
  4. International Travel
    $31,973
    • Ministerial Visits$31,973
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $30,886
    • Fares$30,886
  6. Other Car Costs
    $10,781
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,897
    • COMCAR$3,885
  7. Travel Allowance
    $9,694
    • Travel Allowance$9,694
  8. Family Travel
    $5,791
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$5,791

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $96,168.14
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $57,994.04
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $39,812.78
  4. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-11-08
    $29,445.65
  5. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-11-08
    $21,993.22
  6. Printing and Communications 17 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $19,990.15
  7. Sydney to Perth 19 Oct 25
    Family Travel
    $2,909.55
  8. Perth to Sydney 18 Oct 25
    Family Travel
    $2,881.40
  9. Printing and Communications 18 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,639.00
  10. Printing and Communications 22 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,639.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Overseas Travel - The United Kingdom
    Singapore, United Kingdom · 8 Nov 2025 → 15 Nov 2025 · 8 days
    $45,835
    $5,729/day
  2. Belgium, France and Egypt - Official Travel
    Belgium, Egypt, Malaysia, Qatar, Turkey · 20 Apr 2024 → 30 Apr 2024 · 11 days
    $33,156
    $3,014/day
  3. Remembrance Day commemorations; bilateral engagements
    Singapore, United Kingdom · 7 Nov 2023 → 14 Nov 2023 · 8 days
    $21,471
    $2,684/day
  4. ANZAC Day commemorations
    Qatar, Turkey · 21 Apr 2023 → 26 Apr 2023 · 6 days
    $17,041
    $2,840/day
  5. India - Official Travel
    Hong Kong, India, Singapore · 20 Feb 2024 → 23 Feb 2024 · 4 days
    $13,953
    $3,488/day
  6. Commemoration of Sandakan Day and Visit Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre
    Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand · 13 Aug 2022 → 18 Aug 2022 · 6 days
    $13,135
    $2,189/day
  7. 70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, Ministerial Summit on Veterans Affairs hosted by Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (RoK)
    Singapore, South Korea · 24 July 2023 → 29 July 2023 · 6 days
    $11,199
    $1,866/day
  8. Official Travel- United States of America
    USA · 2 Dec 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 · 4 days
    $2,779
    $695/day
  9. Official Travel - Timor Leste
    East Timor · 13 Sept 2024 → 14 Sept 2024 · 2 days
    $673
    $337/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