Penny Wong

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Of which $429,803 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $103 · lifetime repaid $3,614.

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

1. ›Employee Travel

   $292,581

   • Domestic Travel$190,321
   • International Travel$102,260
2. ›International Travel

   $64,399

   • Ministerial Visits$64,399
3. ›Office Facilities

   $53,366

   • Other$53,366
4. ›Office Administration

   $31,949

   • Printing and Communications$28,081
   • Office Consumables and Services$2,928
   • Publications$940
5. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $20,072

   • Fares$20,072
6. ›Travel Allowance

   $10,822

   • Travel Allowance$10,822
7. ›Other Car Costs

   $8,418

   • COMCAR$5,364
   • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,054
8. ›Telecommunications

   $1,562

   • Telecommunications - Usage$1,151
   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$411

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $190,321.11
2. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-06-07
   $63,544.26
3. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $53,365.50
4. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-06-07
   $30,982.64
5. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-04-14
   $15,965.28
6. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2025-10-29
   $10,129.66
7. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2026-04-27
   $9,977.00
8. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2026-04-14
   $6,918.83
9. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2025-10-29
   $4,783.05
10. Ministerial - Fares

    International Travel · 2026-04-27
    $4,573.50

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

1. United States Official Travel

   Qatar, USA · 19 Sept 2022 → 26 Sept 2022 · 8 days
   $95,580

   $11,947/day
2. Official travel

   New Zealand, USA · 19 Sept 2025 → 27 Sept 2025 · 9 days
   $95,166

   $10,574/day
3. Official travel to the United States of America, Switzerland, Austria and Poland

   USA, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Australia, Utd.Arab Emir. · 18 Jan 2025 → 29 Jan 2025 · 12 days
   $79,514

   $6,626/day
4. UNGA

   New Zealand, USA · 22 Sept 2024 → 30 Sept 2024 · 9 days
   $58,742

   $6,527/day
5. UN General Assembly

   USA · 18 Sept 2023 → 25 Sept 2023 · 8 days
   $53,022

   $6,628/day
6. Official Travel - USA

   Qatar, USA · 7 Dec 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 4 days
   $42,436

   $10,609/day
7. Official Travel - Germany, France and the United Kingdom

   Denmark, France, Germany, Singapore · 7 June 2026 → 13 June 2026 · 7 days
   $31,424

   $4,489/day
8. Official Travel - United States of America

   USA · 30 June 2025 → 4 July 2025 · 5 days
   $27,119

   $5,424/day
9. United States and Japan Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations; Trilateral AUKUS Defence Ministers Meeting; 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations in Japan

   Japan, USA · 5 Dec 2022 → 10 Dec 2022 · 6 days
   $25,165

   $4,194/day
10. Parliamentary Delegation

    USA · 13 Apr 2018 → 24 Apr 2018 · 12 days
    $20,255

    $1,688/day
11. Bangladesh and Singapore - Official Travel

    Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore · 20 May 2024 → 24 May 2024 · 5 days
    $19,488

    $3,898/day
12. Official travel - India

    India, Singapore · 19 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 3 days
    $19,070

    $6,357/day