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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Sharon Claydon

ALPNSWNEWCASTLE

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$133,200

1.0× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $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.

  1. Office Facilities
    $46,268
    • Other$46,268
  2. Office Administration
    $39,829
    • Printing and Communications$33,821
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,433
    • Publications$574
  3. Employee Travel
    $26,743
    • Domestic Travel$26,743
  4. Travel Allowance
    $7,734
    • Travel Allowance$7,734
  5. Other Car Costs
    $6,157
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,651
    • COMCAR$1,506
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $5,074
    • Fares$5,074
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,267
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$654
    • Telecommunications - Usage$613
  8. International Travel
    $127
    • Parliamentary Delegations$127

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $46,268.43
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $26,743.18
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $14,829.68
  4. Printing and Communications 22 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $8,027.27
  5. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $2,052.64
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  9. Software Reimbursement (office expenses) 1 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $1,500.00
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,475.87

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. Parliamentary Delegation
    Qatar and Uganda · 21 Sept 2019 → 2 Oct 2019 · 12 days
    $8,529
    $711/day
  4. 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
  5. Parliamentary Delegation
    Indonesia · 29 July 2018 → 5 Aug 2018 · 8 days
    $6,861
    $858/day
  6. 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 (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