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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Paul Keating

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$46,633

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

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 $5,030 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $120.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$1,817,456 across 36 quarters of claims.

In Parliament 25 Oct 1969 to 23 Apr 1996.

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 Facilities
    $41,604
    • Other$41,604
  2. Other Car Costs
    $3,667
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,667
  3. Telecommunications
    $747
    • Telecommunications - Usage$557
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$191
  4. Office Administration
    $581
    • Office Consumables and Services$581
  5. Employee Travel
    $34
    • Domestic Travel$34

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $41,603.79
  2. Lease rental 19/12/2025 to 18/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,074.50
  3. Lease rental 19/01/2026 to 18/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,074.50
  4. Lease rental 19/02/2026 to 18/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,074.50
  5. Office Phones - Usage - Former PM 1 Feb 26
    Telecommunications
    $178.60
  6. Office Phones - Usage - Former PM 1 Dec 25
    Telecommunications
    $170.62
  7. Office Phones - Usage - Former PM 1 Feb 26
    Telecommunications
    $161.27
  8. Office Stationery and Supplies - Former PM 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $108.73
  9. Fuel charges
    Other Car Costs
    $88.06
  10. MFD - Usage - Former PM 20 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $80.65

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 13 July 2026 · Caveats