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Latest data · Jan–Mar 2026
Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Simon Kennedy

LiberalNSWCOOK

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$161,355

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

Of which $110,171 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $432.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2024: $1.2 million across 8 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2024Q022026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $72,792
  2. Office Facilities
    $51,184
  3. Employee Travel
    $20,173
  4. Other Car Costs
    $6,451
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $5,813
  6. Travel Allowance
    $4,508
  7. Telecommunications
    $402
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $32

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $51,184.17
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $20,172.55
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $7,700.00
  4. Other Office Equipment - Purchase => $5,000 (office expenses) 13 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $5,272.68
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $4,700.00
  6. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,100.00
  7. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 13 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,095.41
  8. Printing and Communications 12 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $3,736.36
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,642.53
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $3,500.00

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 8 quarters (2024Q022026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.