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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Ralph Babet

IndependentVIC

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$152,476

0.9× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $106,881 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,623.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2022$2,066,634 across 16 quarters of claims.

About $516,658 per year in office, over 16 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2022, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Office Administration
    $56,127
    • Printing and Communications$44,204
    • Office Consumables and Services$11,107
    • Publications$816
  2. Office Facilities
    $45,596
    • Other$45,596
  3. Employee Travel
    $25,969
    • Domestic Travel$25,969
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $10,916
    • Fares$10,916
  5. Family Travel
    $5,956
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$5,956
  6. Travel Allowance
    $4,186
    • Travel Allowance$4,186
  7. Other Car Costs
    $3,071
    • Parking$1,934
    • Private Vehicle Allowance$609
    • COMCAR$528
  8. Telecommunications
    $452
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$314
    • Telecommunications - Usage$138

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $45,595.65
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $25,969.01
  3. Other Office Equipment - Purchase => $5,000 (office expenses) 29 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $6,762.76
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $6,498.57
  5. Printing and Communications 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $6,349.27
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $4,338.00
  7. Printing and Communications 27 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $3,372.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $3,372.00
  9. Printing and Communications 4 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $3,372.00
  10. Printing and Communications 7 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $3,372.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Nepal and India - Parliamentary Delegation
    India, Nepal, Singapore · 2 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023 · 12 days
    $26,173
    $2,181/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats