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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Matthew Canavan

NationalsQLD

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$143,606

0.9× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $157,516 across 44 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 $106,499 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $5,166.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,430,776 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $825,642 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2014, 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
    $37,107
    • Other$37,107
  2. Employee Travel
    $35,803
    • Domestic Travel$35,803
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $22,219
    • Fares$22,219
  4. Other Car Costs
    $21,629
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$17,704
    • COMCAR$3,879
    • Parking$45
  5. Office Administration
    $12,647
    • Printing and Communications$6,675
    • Office Consumables and Services$4,528
    • Publications$1,445
  6. Travel Allowance
    $10,304
    • Travel Allowance$10,304
  7. Family Travel
    $2,266
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,266
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $837
    • Electorate Duties$563
    • Parliamentary Duties$273

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

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada International Mines Ministers' Summit and the Cambridge Energy Research Associates and to conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings
    Canada and the USA · 3 Mar 2018 → 11 Mar 2018 · 9 days
    $39,947
    $4,439/day
  2. To lead a delegation on the Critical Minerals Action Plan and to conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    USA · 14 Nov 2019 → 22 Nov 2019 · 9 days
    $23,704
    $2,634/day
  3. To attend the Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting the International Conference on Carbon Recycling and the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference and to conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    Republic Of Korea and Japan · 22 Sept 2019 → 28 Sept 2019 · 7 days
    $22,795
    $3,256/day
  4. To conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings and undertake site visits.
    India and Japan · 7 Mar 2017 → 15 Mar 2017 · 9 days
    $21,565
    $2,396/day
  5. To conduct bilateral and stackholder meetings
    Republic of Korea and Japan · 29 Jan 2018 → 3 Feb 2018 · 6 days
    $19,873
    $3,312/day
  6. To undertake bilateral meetings with key ministerial counterparts and industry stakeholders
    India and Singapore · 25 Aug 2019 → 31 Aug 2019 · 7 days
    $19,628
    $2,804/day
  7. India and Singapore - Delegation Travel
    India, Singapore · 10 Dec 2023 → 17 Dec 2023 · 8 days
    $13,818
    $1,727/day
  8. To attend the China Mining Conference the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference and the Hydrogen Ministerial meeting; and conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    Japan · 20 Oct 2018 → 24 Oct 2018 · 5 days
    $13,123
    $2,625/day
  9. To lead a delegation on the Critical Minerals Action Plan and to conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    USA · 14 Nov 2019 → 21 Nov 2019 · 8 days
    $11,347
    $1,418/day
  10. To attend the 6th APEC Ministers’ Responsible for Mining Meeting and to conduct bilateral meetings
    Papua New Guinea · 22 Aug 2018 → 24 Aug 2018 · 3 days
    $1,452
    $484/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