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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Patrick Conaghan

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$146,642

1.1× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $99,257 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $96.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2019$4,498,397 across 28 quarters of claims.

About $642,628 per year in office, over 28 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 18 May 2019, 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 Administration
    $54,659
    • Printing and Communications$43,469
    • Office Consumables and Services$11,189
  2. Office Facilities
    $47,386
    • Other$47,386
  3. Employee Travel
    $17,875
    • Domestic Travel$17,875
  4. Travel Allowance
    $8,546
    • Travel Allowance$8,546
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $7,810
    • Fares$7,810
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,196
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,209
    • COMCAR$987
  7. Family Travel
    $3,000
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$3,000
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $715
    • Party Political Duties$715

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $47,385.55
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $17,874.90
  3. Regional Radio Broadcasting Services 11 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $8,448.00
  4. Regional Radio Broadcasting Services 9 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $4,224.00
  5. Regional Radio Broadcasting Services 19 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,224.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $3,864.00
  7. Printing and Communications 30 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $3,520.00
  8. Printing and Communications 14 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,200.00
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,198.01
  10. Flags 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,990.40

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To attend the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety and the International Road Assessment Program Innovation Workshop 2020
    Sweden · 17 Feb 2020 → 22 Feb 2020 · 6 days
    $8,929
    $1,488/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    New Zealand and Vanuatu · 8 Dec 2019 → 14 Dec 2019 · 7 days
    $4,999
    $714/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