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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Pauline Hanson

One NationQLD

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$193,585

1.5× 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 $141,967 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $255.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,910,893 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $656,766 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 Mar 1996, 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
    $69,350
    • Domestic Travel$69,350
  2. Office Facilities
    $51,618
    • Other$51,618
  3. Office Administration
    $32,222
    • Office Consumables and Services$31,321
    • Printing and Communications$901
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $17,142
    • Fares$17,142
  5. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $15,990
    • Official Duties$15,990
  6. Other Car Costs
    $4,146
    • COMCAR$3,239
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$907
  7. Travel Allowance
    $2,576
    • Travel Allowance$2,576
  8. Telecommunications
    $541
    • Telecommunications - Usage$541

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $69,349.99
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $51,617.94
  3. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 17 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $8,000.00
  4. Julia Creek to Mount Isa 10 Jan 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Julia Creek → Mount Isa
    $7,967.52
  5. Julia Creek to Mount Isa 10 Jan 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Julia Creek → Mount Isa
    $7,967.52
  6. Other Office Equipment - Purchase => $5,000 (office expenses) 6 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $7,163.63
  7. Other Office Equipment - Purchase => $5,000 (office expenses) 27 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $5,360.92
  8. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 6 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $4,891.00
  9. Cloncurry to Julia Creek 10 Jan 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Cloncurry → Julia Creek
    $4,340.93
  10. Cloncurry to Julia Creek 10 Jan 26
    Unscheduled Commercial Transport · Cloncurry → Julia Creek
    $4,340.93

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation
    UK France and Ireland · 2 June 2018 → 16 June 2018 · 15 days
    $22,112
    $1,474/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    Belgium and Greece · 29 Sept 2019 → 7 Oct 2019 · 9 days
    $15,294
    $1,699/day
  3. Parliamentary Delegation.
    India · 28 Oct 2017 → 5 Nov 2017 · 9 days
    $10,110
    $1,123/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