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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Pat Conroy

ALPNSWSHORTLAND

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$369,542

1.0× 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 $271,775 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $5,142.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,600,142 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $844,460 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 7 Sept 2013, 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. Employee Travel
    $164,914
    • Domestic Travel$142,639
    • International Travel$22,275
  2. Office Facilities
    $97,767
    • Other$97,767
  3. Office Administration
    $38,263
    • Printing and Communications$33,968
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,578
    • Telephonic Services$717
  4. International Travel
    $34,112
    • Ministerial Visits$34,112
  5. Other Car Costs
    $15,939
    • COMCAR$12,378
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,561
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $9,774
    • Fares$9,774
  7. Travel Allowance
    $8,088
    • Travel Allowance$8,088
  8. Telecommunications
    $685
    • Telecommunications - Usage$685

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $142,638.92
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $97,766.53
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-10-11
    $21,525.43
  4. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-10-11
    $21,023.78
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $15,159.80
  6. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-02-21
    $7,426.65
  7. Printing and Communications 10 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $3,682.73
  8. Ministerial - Ground transport
    International Travel · 2026-02-21
    $3,259.07
  9. Printing and Communications 22 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,500.00
  10. Printing and Communications 3 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $1,820.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - UK, Belgium & the USA
    USA, United Kingdom · 14 Oct 2024 → 24 Oct 2024 · 11 days
    $59,583
    $5,417/day
  2. Bilateral engagements
    USA, Australia · 9 Dec 2023 → 17 Dec 2023 · 9 days
    $55,350
    $6,150/day
  3. AUKUS bilateral meetings (USA) and G20 Development Ministers Meeting (India)
    India, Singapore, USA · 5 June 2023 → 13 June 2023 · 9 days
    $54,878
    $6,098/day
  4. Official travel
    USA · 11 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025 · 9 days
    $50,584
    $5,620/day
  5. USA - Official Travel
    USA · 7 Apr 2024 → 13 Apr 2024 · 7 days
    $35,710
    $5,101/day
  6. Munich Security Conference & the United Kingdom counterparts
    Germany, Singapore, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 17 Feb 2023 → 24 Feb 2023 · 8 days
    $31,251
    $3,906/day
  7. Parliamentary Delegation
    Germany and the USA · 26 June 2017 → 12 July 2017 · 17 days
    $30,443
    $1,791/day
  8. United States Meetings with US administration and contractors on Defence Capability
    USA · 11 Oct 2022 → 19 Oct 2022 · 9 days
    $30,015
    $3,335/day
  9. COP26
    UK · 1 Nov 2021 → 10 Nov 2021 · 10 days
    $19,515
    $1,952/day
  10. Official Travel - United Kingdom
    Singapore, United Kingdom · 21 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026 · 8 days
    $12,967
    $1,621/day
  11. CHOGM
    Rwanda · 20 June 2022 → 26 June 2022 · 7 days
    $12,682
    $1,812/day
  12. Australian American Leadership Dialogue 2023
    USA · 25 Oct 2023 → 29 Oct 2023 · 5 days
    $11,546
    $2,309/day

In the news

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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