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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Simon Birmingham

LiberalSA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

-$67

-0.0× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

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 -$67 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $559.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,834,955 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $979,369 per year in office, over 32 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 3 May 2007 to 28 Jan 2025.

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 Administration
    -$67
    • Office Consumables and Services-$67

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. ICT Equipment - DPS approved 1 Jan 25
    Office Administration
    -$66.98

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. To attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and a World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    UAE UK Belgium Switzerland and the USA · 19 Jan 2019 → 29 Jan 2019 · 11 days
    $50,292
    $4,572/day
  2. To attend a ministerial meeting on WTO Reform and conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    Canada · 22 Oct 2018 → 28 Oct 2018 · 7 days
    $28,321
    $4,046/day
  3. To attend the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting and to conduct bilateral meetings
    Argentina · 12 Sept 2018 → 16 Sept 2018 · 5 days
    $25,632
    $5,126/day
  4. Official travel to Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom
    Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 25 Aug 2024 → 5 Sept 2024 · 12 days
    $19,780
    $1,648/day
  5. To attend the 16th Joint Ministerial Commission meeting lead a business mission for the Austrlaia-India Business Exchange conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings and undertake site visits
    India · 23 Feb 2020 → 28 Feb 2020 · 6 days
    $19,739
    $3,290/day
  6. To attend the G20 Leaders' Meeting
    Japan · 27 June 2019 → 29 June 2019 · 3 days
    $18,570
    $6,190/day
  7. To attend the RCEP Preparatory Ministerial Meeting accompany the Prime Minister to the 3rd RCEP Leaders' Summit attend the WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting support trade delegations and conduct bilateral and stakeholder meetings
    Thailand and China · 1 Nov 2019 → 7 Nov 2019 · 7 days
    $18,308
    $2,615/day
  8. To attend the Annual Leadership Dialogue with the Prime Minister and to Japan to participate in the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting and conduct counterpart meetings
    Singapore and Japan · 6 June 2019 → 11 June 2019 · 6 days
    $16,586
    $2,764/day
  9. To lead an Australian business delegation to the China International Import Expo and to conduct bilateral and stakholder meetings
    China · 3 Nov 2018 → 9 Nov 2018 · 7 days
    $14,845
    $2,121/day
  10. To attend the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Intersessional Ministerial Meetings and the meet with regional counterparts and investors
    China and the Republic Of Korea · 31 July 2019 → 6 Aug 2019 · 7 days
    $14,587
    $2,084/day
  11. To attend a Ministerial meeting of the Regional Closer Economic Partnershop and the APEC Ministerial Meeting and to conduct bilateral meetings
    Singapore and Papua New Guinea · 12 Nov 2018 → 16 Nov 2018 · 5 days
    $10,305
    $2,061/day
  12. To attend the RCEP Ministeral Meeting the ASEAN Economic Ministers - Closer Economic Relations Consultations and the EAS Economic Ministers' Meeting and to conduct bilateral meetings
    Thailand · 7 Sept 2019 → 10 Sept 2019 · 4 days
    $9,002
    $2,250/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 13 July 2026 · Caveats