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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Rebekha Sharkie

IndependentSAMAYO

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$162,573

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

Of which $111,262 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $3,634.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $4.3 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $52,434
  2. Office Facilities
    $51,311
  3. Employee Travel
    $29,961
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,986
  5. Other Car Costs
    $9,132
  6. Travel Allowance
    $4,830
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,918

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $51,311.49
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $29,960.93
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $7,990.00
  4. Printing and Communications 11 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $3,150.00
  5. Printing and Communications 4 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $2,501.45
  6. Flags 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,233.00
  7. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,214.29
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,000.00
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,864.50
  10. Flags 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,786.40

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 (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). 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.