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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Murray Watt

ALPQLD

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$249,128

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

Of which $198,626 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $4,535.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $6.7 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Employee Travel
    $140,030
  2. Office Facilities
    $50,503
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $29,958
  4. Other Car Costs
    $11,732
  5. Travel Allowance
    $11,340
  6. Office Administration
    $5,156
  7. Telecommunications
    $410

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $140,030.05
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $50,502.50
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  5. Lease rental 18/12/2025 to 17/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,348.60
  6. Lease rental 18/01/2026 to 17/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,348.60
  7. Lease rental 18/02/2026 to 17/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,348.60
  8. Hobart to Brisbane 11 Dec 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Hobart → Brisbane
    $1,338.29
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $1,288.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,288.00

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.