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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Phillip Thompson

LiberalQLDHERBERT

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$172,740

1.1× medianvs shadow ministers this quarter: median $157,516 across 44 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 $140,469 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $8,038.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2019$4,095,939 across 28 quarters of claims.

About $585,134 per year in office, over 28 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 18 May 2019, 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. Office Administration
    $66,273
    • Printing and Communications$59,273
    • Office Consumables and Services$6,675
    • Publications$325
  2. Employee Travel
    $40,130
    • Domestic Travel$40,130
  3. Office Facilities
    $32,271
    • Other$32,271
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $20,372
    • Fares$20,372
  5. Travel Allowance
    $9,368
    • Travel Allowance$9,368
  6. Other Car Costs
    $5,956
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,670
    • COMCAR$2,414
    • Parking-$127
  7. Telecommunications
    $634
    • Telecommunications - Usage$634
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    -$492
    • Parliamentary Duties-$136
    • Electorate Duties-$355

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

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To travel to Papua New Guinea in support of the Pacific Step Up (Travel cancelled)
    Papua New Guinea · 3 Nov 2019 → 6 Nov 2019 · 4 days
    $913
    $228/day

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