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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Matt Thistlethwaite

ALPNSWKINGSFORD SMITH

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$259,023

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

Of which $117,068 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,140.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $6.4 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $141,955
  2. Employee Travel
    $49,610
  3. Office Administration
    $39,453
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $8,664
  5. International Travel
    $6,505
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,495
  7. Travel Allowance
    $6,084
  8. Telecommunications
    $398

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $141,954.78
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $42,374.39
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $21,222.15
  4. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-24
    $5,749.44
  5. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-10-24
    $5,749.44
  6. Printing and Communications 16 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $5,727.68
  7. Printing and Communications 10 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,977.27
  8. Printing and Communications 20 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,101.00
  9. End of lease adj 18/12/2025
    Other Car Costs
    $1,829.89
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.