Sharon Claydon
ALPNSWNEWCASTLE
Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026
$133,200
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 $86,931 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $54.
Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,619,304 across 36 quarters of claims.
About $624,367 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.
In Parliament 7 Sept 2013, still serving.
Quarterly trend
Apr–Jun 2023 → Jan–Mar 2026 · today's $What was claimed, by category
Categories in Jan-Mar 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.
- Office Facilities$46,268
- Other$46,268
- Office Administration$39,829
- Printing and Communications$33,821
- Office Consumables and Services$5,433
- Publications$574
- Employee Travel$26,743
- Domestic Travel$26,743
- Travel Allowance$7,734
- Travel Allowance$7,734
- Other Car Costs$6,157
- Private-Plated Vehicle$4,651
- COMCAR$1,506
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$5,074
- Fares$5,074
- Telecommunications$1,267
- Telecommunications - Residential - Official$654
- Telecommunications - Usage$613
- International Travel$127
- Parliamentary Delegations$127
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$46,268.43
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$26,743.18
- Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26Office Administration$14,829.68
- Printing and Communications 22 Jan 26Office Administration$8,027.27
- Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25Office Administration$2,052.64
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-02-01$1,610.00
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-02-08$1,610.00
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-03-01$1,610.00
- Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25Office Administration$1,500.00
- Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25Office Administration$1,475.87
Overseas travel, with stated reason
The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.
- Official travel to USAUSA · 7 July 2024 → 18 July 2024 · 12 days$27,652$2,304/day
- Official Travel - Romania and SwitzerlandSingapore, Switzerland, Turkey · 11 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 7 days$17,054$2,436/day
- Parliamentary DelegationQatar and Uganda · 21 Sept 2019 → 2 Oct 2019 · 12 days$8,529$711/day
- Deputy Speaker making a bilateral visit to Papua New GuineaPap. New Guinea · 5 Dec 2022 → 10 Dec 2022 · 6 days$7,243$1,207/day
- Parliamentary DelegationIndonesia · 29 July 2018 → 5 Aug 2018 · 8 days$6,861$858/day
- Parliamentary DelegationTimor-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 (Apr–Jun 2023 to Jan–Mar 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 15 June 2026 · Caveats