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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Michaelia Cash

LiberalWA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$226,541

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

Of which $159,721 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $11,587.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $8.9 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Employee Travel
    $97,843
  2. Office Facilities
    $66,820
  3. Office Administration
    $23,327
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $16,333
  5. Travel Allowance
    $13,522
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,809
  7. Family Travel
    $1,431
  8. Telecommunications
    $456

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $97,843.42
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $66,819.77
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-26
    $5,152.00
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-29
    $4,830.00
  5. Flags 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,060.00
  6. Brisbane to Perth 23 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Brisbane → Perth
    $2,752.04
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-14
    $2,576.00
  8. Sydney to Perth 22 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,353.21
  9. Perth to Melbourne 28 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,183.87
  10. Melbourne to Perth 13 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth
    $2,121.88

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.