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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Sharon Claydon

ALPNSWNEWCASTLE

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$200,800

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 $157,839 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $519 · lifetime repaid $573.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,853,809 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $632,844 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 7 Sept 2013, 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
    $87,748
    • Printing and Communications$72,126
    • Office Consumables and Services$14,736
    • Publications$885
  2. Office Facilities
    $42,961
    • Other$42,961
  3. Employee Travel
    $32,232
    • Domestic Travel$32,232
  4. International Travel
    $16,716
    • Parliamentary Delegations$16,716
  5. Travel Allowance
    $6,926
    • Travel Allowance$6,926
  6. Other Car Costs
    $6,924
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,528
    • COMCAR$1,396
  7. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $5,793
    • Fares$5,793
  8. Telecommunications
    $1,155
    • Telecommunications - Usage$719
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$436

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $42,961.21
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $32,231.76
  3. Printing and Communications 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $21,750.18
  4. Printing and Communications 29 May 26
    Office Administration
    $19,809.09
  5. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-04-06
    $13,496.11
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $9,231.09
  7. Printing and Communications 23 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $5,264.55
  8. Mobile Office Signage, Facilities and Equipment (office expenses) 30 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $4,230.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-24
    $3,542.00
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $3,500.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official travel to USA
    USA · 7 July 2024 → 18 July 2024 · 12 days
    $27,652
    $2,304/day
  2. Official Travel - Romania and Switzerland
    Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days
    $17,054
    $2,436/day
  3. Official Travel - Malaysia, Bangladesh and Turkey
    Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey · 6 Apr 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 · 16 days
    $16,716
    $1,045/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation
    Qatar and Uganda · 21 Sept 2019 → 2 Oct 2019 · 12 days
    $8,529
    $711/day
  5. Deputy Speaker making a bilateral visit to Papua New Guinea
    Pap. New Guinea · 5 Dec 2022 → 10 Dec 2022 · 6 days
    $7,243
    $1,207/day
  6. Parliamentary Delegation
    Indonesia · 29 July 2018 → 5 Aug 2018 · 8 days
    $6,861
    $858/day
  7. Parliamentary Delegation
    Timor-Leste · 28 Oct 2018 → 1 Nov 2018 · 5 days
    $1,813
    $363/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