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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Scott Buchholz

LiberalQLDWRIGHT

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$200,050

1.1× 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 $164,716 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $322 · lifetime repaid $26,933.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,330,205 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $684,346 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 21 Aug 2010, 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
    $116,223
    • Printing and Communications$99,694
    • Office Consumables and Services$14,563
    • Publications$1,967
  2. Office Facilities
    $35,335
    • Other$35,335
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $16,102
    • Fares$16,102
  4. Employee Travel
    $14,101
    • Domestic Travel$14,101
  5. Travel Allowance
    $9,177
    • Travel Allowance$9,177
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,528
    • COMCAR$6,528
  7. Family Travel
    $1,283
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,283
  8. Telecommunications
    $782
    • Telecommunications - Usage$529
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$253

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $35,334.63
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $19,437.85
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $14,101.41
  4. Printing and Communications 25 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $8,890.00
  5. Printing and Communications 4 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $8,530.00
  6. Printing and Communications 20 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $7,500.00
  7. Printing and Communications 31 May 26
    Office Administration
    $6,510.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $6,183.49
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $4,524.10
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $4,512.39

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Sweden and UK - Parliamentary Delegation Travel
    Sweden, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 29 Oct 2023 → 11 Nov 2023 · 14 days
    $24,360
    $1,740/day
  2. Parliamentary Delegation
    Vietnam · 17 Jan 2018 → 23 Jan 2018 · 7 days
    $10,304
    $1,472/day
  3. International Parliamentary Delegation
    Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa · 5 June 2023 → 10 June 2023 · 6 days
    $6,392
    $1,065/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