Sharon Claydon
ALPNSWNEWCASTLE
Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026
$200,800
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.
- Office Administration$87,748
- Printing and Communications$72,126
- Office Consumables and Services$14,736
- Publications$885
- Office Facilities$42,961
- Other$42,961
- Employee Travel$32,232
- Domestic Travel$32,232
- International Travel$16,716
- Parliamentary Delegations$16,716
- Travel Allowance$6,926
- Travel Allowance$6,926
- Other Car Costs$6,924
- Private-Plated Vehicle$5,528
- COMCAR$1,396
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$5,793
- Fares$5,793
- Telecommunications$1,155
- Telecommunications - Usage$719
- Telecommunications - Residential - Official$436
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$42,961.21
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$32,231.76
- Printing and Communications 1 May 26Office Administration$21,750.18
- Printing and Communications 29 May 26Office Administration$19,809.09
- Delegation - FaresInternational Travel · 2026-04-06$13,496.11
- Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26Office Administration$9,231.09
- Printing and Communications 23 Mar 26Office Administration$5,264.55
- Mobile Office Signage, Facilities and Equipment (office expenses) 30 Apr 26Office Administration$4,230.00
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-05-24$3,542.00
- Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26Office Administration$3,500.00
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
- Official Travel - Malaysia, Bangladesh and TurkeyBangladesh, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey · 6 Apr 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 · 16 days$16,716$1,045/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 (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