Penny Wong

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Of which $438,273 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $1,200 · lifetime repaid $3,511.

What was claimed, by category

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

1. ›Employee Travel

   $313,039

   • Domestic Travel$198,868
   • International Travel$114,171
2. ›International Travel

   $70,663

   • Ministerial Visits$70,663
3. ›Office Facilities

   $69,786

   • Other$69,786
4. ›Scheduled Commercial Transport

   $21,226

   • Fares$21,226
5. ›Office Administration

   $14,416

   • Printing and Communications$13,112
   • Publications$717
   • Office Consumables and Services$587
6. ›Other Car Costs

   $10,766

   • COMCAR$6,140
   • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,627
7. ›Travel Allowance

   $6,762

   • Travel Allowance$6,762
8. ›Telecommunications

   $1,400

   • Telecommunications - Usage$1,195
   • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$205

Largest individual claims this quarter

1. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel
   $198,867.92
2. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2025-12-07
   $80,093.56
3. Aggregated Total

   Office Facilities
   $69,786.23
4. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2025-12-07
   $39,456.32
5. Aggregated Total

   Employee Travel · 2025-11-19
   $33,137.22
6. Ministerial - Fares

   International Travel · 2025-11-19
   $16,568.61
7. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

   International Travel · 2025-11-11
   $3,684.77
8. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

   International Travel · 2025-12-07
   $3,375.84
9. Printing and Communications 11 Nov 25

   Office Administration
   $3,107.00
10. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals

    International Travel · 2025-11-19
    $2,273.52

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

   Austria, Poland, Switzerland, USA, 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
   $43,084

   $10,771/day
7. Official Travel - United States of America

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

   $5,424/day
8. 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
9. Parliamentary Delegation

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

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

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

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

    India, Singapore · 19 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 3 days
    $19,031

    $6,344/day
12. Bilateral engagements

    Laos, Philippines, Thailand · 14 May 2023 → 19 May 2023 · 6 days
    $18,931

    $3,155/day