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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Sam Birrell

NationalsVICNICHOLLS

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$177,314

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

Of which $133,481 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $480.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $2.1 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $94,617
  2. Office Facilities
    $43,833
  3. Employee Travel
    $16,239
  4. Other Car Costs
    $9,437
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,084
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $4,425
  7. Family Travel
    $1,350
  8. Telecommunications
    $329

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $43,832.66
  2. Printing and Communications 26 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $26,600.00
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $16,238.76
  4. Printing and Communications 31 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $5,600.00
  5. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 28 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $5,080.00
  6. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $5,080.00
  7. Printing and Communications 2 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,500.00
  8. Printing and Communications 13 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,490.90
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-02
    $3,220.00
  10. Lease rental 26/02/2026 to 25/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,824.91

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.