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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Michelle Rowland

ALPNSWGREENWAY

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$395,241

1.1× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 across 22 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 $248,243 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $12,970.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$9,709,621 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $1,078,847 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010, 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
    $146,999
    • Other$146,999
  2. Employee Travel
    $108,259
    • Domestic Travel$108,259
  3. Office Administration
    $96,191
    • Printing and Communications$85,707
    • Office Consumables and Services$10,474
    • Telephonic Services$10
  4. Travel Allowance
    $14,280
    • Travel Allowance$14,280
  5. Other Car Costs
    $14,074
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$7,289
    • COMCAR$6,652
    • Parking$134
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,537
    • Fares$12,537
  7. Family Travel
    $1,692
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,692
  8. Telecommunications
    $1,210
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$829
    • Telecommunications - Usage$381

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $146,998.58
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $108,258.98
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $15,227.80
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $12,254.73
  5. Printing and Communications 11 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $5,994.56
  6. Printing and Communications 14 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,545.45
  7. Printing and Communications 16 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,963.15
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $3,637.39
  9. Printing and Communications 5 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,000.00
  10. Printing and Communications 12 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,000.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Europe - Official Travel
    Qatar, Spain, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 19 Feb 2024 → 29 Feb 2024 · 11 days
    $46,503
    $4,228/day
  2. Pacific ICT Ministers’ Dialogue; bilateral engagements
    Pap. New Guinea, Solomon Islands · 23 Aug 2023 → 29 Aug 2023 · 7 days
    $16,533
    $2,362/day
  3. Official
    Pap. New Guinea · 9 Sept 2025 → 11 Sept 2025 · 3 days
    $6,598
    $2,199/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