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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Mehreen Faruqi

GreensNSW

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$138,792

0.8× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $74,636 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $207.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2018$4,340,095 across 32 quarters of claims.

About $542,512 per year in office, over 32 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 15 Aug 2018, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Facilities
    $64,156
    • Other$64,156
  2. Office Administration
    $32,026
    • Office Consumables and Services$15,602
    • Printing and Communications$12,138
    • Publications$4,286
  3. Employee Travel
    $23,382
    • Domestic Travel$23,382
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $9,897
    • Fares$9,897
  5. Travel Allowance
    $6,105
    • Travel Allowance$6,105
  6. Other Car Costs
    $2,432
    • COMCAR$2,432
  7. Telecommunications
    $728
    • Telecommunications - Usage$728
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $66
    • Parliamentary Duties$66

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $64,155.88
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $23,382.19
  3. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $7,000.00
  4. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 29 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $3,143.64
  5. Printing and Communications 16 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $2,500.00
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,620.00
  7. Publications - Printed and electronic (office expenses) 30 May 26
    Office Administration
    $1,325.45
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-22
    $1,288.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-29
    $966.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-11
    $966.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation making a bilateral visit to Papua New Guinea
    Pap. New Guinea · 4 Dec 2022 → 10 Dec 2022 · 7 days
    $8,367
    $1,195/day
  2. Official Travel - United Kingdom
    Qatar, United Kingdom · 30 May 2025 → 11 June 2025 · 13 days
    $7,568
    $582/day
  3. Official Travel
    New Zealand · 13 Mar 2020 → 14 Mar 2020 · 2 days
    $1,904
    $952/day
  4. To attend the one year anniversary of the Christchurch Massacre
    New Zealand · 13 Mar 2020 → 14 Mar 2020 · 2 days
    $214
    $107/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats