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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Richard Colbeck

LiberalTAS

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$67,463

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

Of which $49,355 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $300 · lifetime repaid $552.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $3.3 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $18,109
  2. Employee Travel
    $15,216
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $14,790
  4. Travel Allowance
    $7,728
  5. Other Car Costs
    $6,635
  6. Office Administration
    $2,896
  7. Family Travel
    $1,338
  8. Telecommunications
    $752

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $18,108.56
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $15,216.22
  3. Devonport to Melbourne 30 Nov 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Devonport → Melbourne
    $1,879.38
  4. Lease rental 20/12/2025 to 19/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,650.69
  5. Lease rental 20/01/2026 to 19/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,650.69
  6. Lease rental 20/02/2026 to 19/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,650.69
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  10. Devonport to Melbourne 23 Nov 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Devonport → Melbourne
    $1,250.78

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.