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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Matthew Canavan

NationalsQLD

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$143,606

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

Of which $106,499 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $5,166.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $6.1 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $37,107
  2. Employee Travel
    $35,803
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $22,219
  4. Other Car Costs
    $21,629
  5. Office Administration
    $12,647
  6. Travel Allowance
    $10,304
  7. Family Travel
    $2,266
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $837

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $37,106.55
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $35,802.71
  3. Lease rental 01/12/2025 to 31/12/2025
    Other Car Costs
    $4,507.71
  4. Lease rental 01/01/2026 to 31/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $4,507.71
  5. Lease rental 01/02/2026 to 28/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $4,507.71
  6. Printing and Communications 4 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $1,990.00
  7. Office Stationery and Supplies (office expenses) 24 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,908.18
  8. Rockhampton to Brisbane 2 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Rockhampton → Brisbane
    $1,620.80
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2025-11-23
    $1,610.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2025-11-30
    $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.