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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Murray Watt

ALPQLD

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$327,600

0.9× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $374,785 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 $271,626 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $4,535.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,918,350 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $856,038 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 July 2016, 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. Employee Travel
    $172,838
    • Domestic Travel$172,838
  2. Office Facilities
    $55,974
    • Other$55,974
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $41,831
    • Fares$41,831
  4. Office Administration
    $29,028
    • Office Consumables and Services$13,084
    • Printing and Communications$11,244
    • Telephonic Services$4,641
    • Publications$60
  5. Travel Allowance
    $14,764
    • Travel Allowance$14,764
  6. Other Car Costs
    $12,807
    • COMCAR$8,155
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,569
    • Parking$82
  7. Telecommunications
    $359
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$308
    • Telecommunications - Usage$50

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $172,838.01
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $55,973.51
  3. Printing and Communications 11 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,513.33
  4. SMS broadcasting and survey services (office expenses) 11 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,513.33
  5. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 16 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $4,297.23
  6. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 8 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $2,561.18
  7. Canberra to Perth 20 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,484.46
  8. Perth to Brisbane 22 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Brisbane
    $2,193.97
  9. Melbourne to Brisbane 9 May 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Brisbane
    $1,663.30
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-24
    $1,610.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - France
    France, Utd.Arab Emir. · 6 June 2025 → 13 June 2025 · 8 days
    $31,686
    $3,961/day
  2. Italy for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Conference; bilateral engagements
    India, Italy, Qatar, Singapore · 29 June 2023 → 6 July 2023 · 8 days
    $27,437
    $3,430/day
  3. Global Forum on Food and Agriculture, Berlin Agriculture Ministers Conference
    Germany, United Kingdom · 16 Jan 2023 → 23 Jan 2023 · 8 days
    $20,710
    $2,589/day
  4. Official trip to France
    France, Utd.Arab Emir. · 8 July 2025 → 13 July 2025 · 6 days
    $17,265
    $2,878/day
  5. Bilateral Engagement on Lumpy Skin Disease and Foot and Mouth Disease
    Indonesia · 13 July 2022 → 15 July 2022 · 3 days
    $8,326
    $2,775/day
  6. PNG - Official Travel
    Pap. New Guinea · 18 June 2024 → 20 June 2024 · 3 days
    $7,411
    $2,470/day
  7. Parliamentary Delegation to China
    China · 26 June 2017 → 1 July 2017 · 6 days
    $5,633
    $939/day
  8. Parliamentary Delegation.
    China · 26 June 2017 → 1 July 2017 · 6 days
    $1,008
    $168/day
  9. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Official Travel - Cancelled after approval
    Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Utd.Arab Emir. · 30 Jan 2024 → 3 Feb 2024 · 5 days
    $618
    $124/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