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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$241,846

1.8× 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 $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.

  1. Employee Travel
    $109,666
    • Domestic Travel$84,651
    • International Travel$25,015
  2. Office Facilities
    $68,894
    • Other$68,894
  3. International Travel
    $29,948
    • Official Visits$29,948
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $12,321
    • Fares$12,321
  5. Travel Allowance
    $8,568
    • Travel Allowance$8,568
  6. Office Administration
    $6,537
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,615
    • Printing and Communications$2,922
  7. Family Travel
    $2,384
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,384
  8. Other Car Costs
    $1,498
    • COMCAR$1,498

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $84,651.49
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $68,894.07
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-11-09
    $18,730.90
  4. Official - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-11-09
    $9,426.30
  5. Official - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2025-09-26
    $6,849.95
  6. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-09-26
    $6,284.00
  7. Official - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-09-26
    $5,993.50
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-28
    $4,186.00
  9. Official - Ground transport
    International Travel · 2025-09-26
    $3,796.91
  10. Official - Accommodation and meals
    International 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.

  1. Official travel
    Barbados, South Africa, United Kingdom · 26 Sept 2025 → 12 Oct 2025 · 17 days
    $60,182
    $3,540/day
  2. 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
    Canada, United Kingdom · 18 Aug 2022 → 31 Aug 2022 · 14 days
    $40,766
    $2,912/day
  3. Ghana and India - Official Travel
    Ghana, India, Utd.Arab Emir. · 29 Sept 2023 → 15 Oct 2023 · 17 days
    $32,240
    $1,896/day
  4. Official Travel - United Kingdom
    United Kingdom · 9 May 2025 → 17 May 2025 · 9 days
    $31,667
    $3,519/day
  5. Official Travel - China and Mongolia
    China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Singapore · 10 Oct 2024 → 20 Oct 2024 · 11 days
    $27,439
    $2,494/day
  6. Participate at the CPA
    Gibraltar, United Kingdom · 15 Apr 2023 → 25 Apr 2023 · 11 days
    $19,682
    $1,789/day
  7. UK - Official Travel
    United Kingdom · 8 Mar 2024 → 14 Mar 2024 · 7 days
    $17,083
    $2,440/day
  8. Official travel to Tuvalu and Fiji
    Fiji, Tuvalu · 1 Dec 2024 → 5 Dec 2024 · 5 days
    $13,685
    $2,737/day
  9. Overseas Travel - South Korea
    Hong Kong, South Korea · 9 Nov 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 6 days
    $13,084
    $2,181/day
  10. Parliamentary Delegation
    Belgium · 25 Sept 2018 → 1 Oct 2018 · 7 days
    $12,964
    $1,852/day
  11. 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
  12. Parliamentary Delegation
    Korea 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