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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Patrick Gorman

ALPWAPERTH

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$338,519

1.8× medianvs assistant ministers this quarter: median $192,198 across 11 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 $299,882 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $966 · lifetime repaid $10,850.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2018$6,113,920 across 31 quarters of claims.

About $788,893 per year in office, over 31 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 28 July 2018, 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
    $119,417
    • Domestic Travel$119,417
  2. Office Administration
    $119,189
    • Printing and Communications$107,827
    • Office Consumables and Services$9,038
    • Telephonic Services$1,675
    • Publications$649
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $38,988
    • Fares$38,988
  4. Office Facilities
    $38,637
    • Other$38,637
  5. Other Car Costs
    $11,214
    • COMCAR$7,180
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,995
    • Parking$38
  6. Travel Allowance
    $10,002
    • Travel Allowance$10,002
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,071
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$663
    • Telecommunications - Usage$409

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $119,416.76
  2. Printing and Communications 27 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $40,487.00
  3. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $38,636.83
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $12,887.17
  5. Printing and Communications 14 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $11,582.66
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $10,304.03
  7. Printing and Communications 20 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $8,386.00
  8. Printing and Communications 18 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,502.00
  9. Perth to Sydney 8 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,840.34
  10. Melbourne to Perth 20 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth
    $2,575.89

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel - France
    France · 14 July 2024 → 19 July 2024 · 6 days
    $15,306
    $2,551/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    Cambodia · 12 Jan 2019 → 19 Jan 2019 · 8 days
    $7,876
    $985/day
  3. SR Nathan Fellowship
    Singapore · 2 July 2023 → 6 July 2023 · 5 days
    $7,148
    $1,430/day
  4. Indonesia - Official Travel
    Indonesia · 19 May 2024 → 22 May 2024 · 4 days
    $4,401
    $1,100/day
  5. Official travel - Palau
    Palau · 15 Jan 2025 → 17 Jan 2025 · 3 days
    $1,990
    $663/day
  6. To travel to Papua New Guinea in support of the Pacific Step Up (Travel cancelled)
    Papua New Guinea · 3 Nov 2019 → 6 Nov 2019 · 4 days
    $405
    $101/day
  7. To travel to Papua New Guinea in support of the Pacific Step Up
    Papua New Guinea · 3 Nov 2019 → 6 Nov 2019 · 4 days
    $140
    $35/day
  8. Marshall Islands - Official Travel
    Marshall Islnds · 21 Jan 2024 → 22 Jan 2024 · 2 days
    $126
    $63/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