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Latest data · Jan–Mar 2026
Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Phillip Thompson

LiberalQLDHERBERT

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$172,740

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

Of which $140,469 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $8,038.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $3.6 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q022026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $66,273
  2. Employee Travel
    $40,130
  3. Office Facilities
    $32,271
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $20,372
  5. Travel Allowance
    $9,368
  6. Other Car Costs
    $5,956
  7. Telecommunications
    $634
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    -$492

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $40,129.85
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $32,271.13
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $18,289.27
  4. Printing and Communications 5 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $15,900.00
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $4,186.00
  6. Printing and Communications 17 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $2,500.00
  7. Printing and Communications 15 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,500.00
  8. Printing and Communications 12 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,500.00
  9. Printing and Communications 25 Aug 25
    Office Administration
    $1,850.00
  10. Townsville to Brisbane 8 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Townsville → Brisbane
    $1,651.94

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q022026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.