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

Susan Templeman

ALPNSWMACQUARIE

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$139,392

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

Of which $90,724 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $265 · lifetime repaid $641.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $4.7 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q022026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $48,668
  2. Employee Travel
    $35,037
  3. Office Administration
    $33,376
  4. Other Car Costs
    $8,432
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,334
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $5,453
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,092

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $48,667.88
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $35,037.49
  3. Sydney to Perth 23 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,840.34
  4. Perth to Sydney 25 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,360.32
  5. Printing and Communications 5 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $2,310.00
  6. Printing and Communications 3 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,310.00
  7. Printing and Communications 7 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,310.00
  8. Printing and Communications 4 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,310.00
  9. Printing and Communications 3 Jul 25
    Office Administration
    $2,181.82
  10. Printing and Communications 20 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,950.72

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 12 quarters (2023Q022026Q01). 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.