Sue Lines
ALPWA
Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026
$241,846
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 $172,952 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $322 · lifetime repaid $12,967.
Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$6,565,684 across 36 quarters of claims.
About $729,520 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.
In Parliament 15 May 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.
- Employee Travel$109,666
- Domestic Travel$84,651
- International Travel$25,015
- Office Facilities$68,894
- Other$68,894
- International Travel$29,948
- Official Visits$29,948
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$12,321
- Fares$12,321
- Travel Allowance$8,568
- Travel Allowance$8,568
- Office Administration$6,537
- Office Consumables and Services$3,615
- Printing and Communications$2,922
- Family Travel$2,384
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,384
- Other Car Costs$1,498
- COMCAR$1,498
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$84,651.49
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$68,894.07
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel · 2025-11-09$18,730.90
- Official - FaresInternational Travel · 2025-11-09$9,426.30
- Official - Accommodation and mealsInternational Travel · 2025-09-26$6,849.95
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel · 2025-09-26$6,284.00
- Official - FaresInternational Travel · 2025-09-26$5,993.50
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-02-28$4,186.00
- Official - Ground transportInternational Travel · 2025-09-26$3,796.91
- Official - Accommodation and mealsInternational Travel · 2025-11-09$3,231.20
Overseas travel, with stated reason
The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.
- Official travelBarbados, South Africa, United Kingdom · 26 Sept 2025 → 12 Oct 2025 · 17 days$60,182$3,540/day
- 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary ConferenceCanada, United Kingdom · 18 Aug 2022 → 31 Aug 2022 · 14 days$40,766$2,912/day
- Ghana and India - Official TravelGhana, India, Utd.Arab Emir. · 29 Sept 2023 → 15 Oct 2023 · 17 days$32,240$1,896/day
- Official Travel - United KingdomUnited Kingdom · 9 May 2025 → 17 May 2025 · 9 days$31,667$3,519/day
- Official Travel - China and MongoliaChina, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Singapore · 10 Oct 2024 → 20 Oct 2024 · 11 days$27,439$2,494/day
- Participate at the CPAGibraltar, United Kingdom · 15 Apr 2023 → 25 Apr 2023 · 11 days$19,682$1,789/day
- UK - Official TravelUnited Kingdom · 8 Mar 2024 → 14 Mar 2024 · 7 days$17,083$2,440/day
- Official travel to Tuvalu and FijiFiji, Tuvalu · 1 Dec 2024 → 5 Dec 2024 · 5 days$13,685$2,737/day
- Overseas Travel - South KoreaHong Kong, South Korea · 9 Nov 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 6 days$13,084$2,181/day
- Parliamentary DelegationBelgium · 25 Sept 2018 → 1 Oct 2018 · 7 days$12,964$1,852/day
- Parliamentary Forum and the Eight G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20)Indonesia, Singapore · 4 Oct 2022 → 8 Oct 2022 · 5 days$12,556$2,511/day
- Parliamentary DelegationKorea and Japan · 10 Apr 2018 → 20 Apr 2018 · 11 days$10,491$954/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