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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Susan Templeman

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$139,392

1.0× 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 $90,724 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $265 · lifetime repaid $641.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,496,923 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $610,769 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 July 2016, 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. Office Facilities
    $48,668
    • Other$48,668
  2. Employee Travel
    $35,037
    • Domestic Travel$35,037
  3. Office Administration
    $33,376
    • Printing and Communications$26,689
    • Office Consumables and Services$6,686
  4. Other Car Costs
    $8,432
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,405
    • COMCAR$3,027
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,334
    • Travel Allowance$7,334
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $5,453
    • Fares$5,453
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,092
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$586
    • Telecommunications - Usage$506

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

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the UN - Observer
    USA · 26 Nov 2023 → 4 Dec 2023 · 9 days
    $23,137
    $2,571/day
  2. Official Travel
    Austria, Germany, Utd.Arab Emir. · 13 Nov 2022 → 19 Nov 2022 · 7 days
    $21,370
    $3,053/day
  3. Special Envoy of the Arts G'day USA events
    USA · 26 Jan 2023 → 2 Feb 2023 · 8 days
    $20,615
    $2,577/day
  4. G20 Culture Minister's meeting
    India, Singapore · 24 Aug 2023 → 28 Aug 2023 · 5 days
    $14,229
    $2,846/day
  5. Official travel to New Zealand
    New Zealand, Australia · 26 Aug 2024 → 29 Aug 2024 · 4 days
    $4,276
    $1,069/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