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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Susan Templeman

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Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$196,766

1.1× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $152,328 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $322 · lifetime repaid $963.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,726,660 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $619,098 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 2 July 2016, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Administration
    $92,742
    • Printing and Communications$84,089
    • Office Consumables and Services$8,653
  2. Office Facilities
    $44,438
    • Other$44,438
  3. Employee Travel
    $41,240
    • Domestic Travel$41,240
  4. Other Car Costs
    $7,966
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,756
    • COMCAR$1,210
  5. Travel Allowance
    $6,803
    • Travel Allowance$6,803
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $2,105
    • Fares$2,105
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,257
    • Telecommunications - Usage$671
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$586
  8. Family Travel
    $215
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$215

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $44,438.28
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $41,240.26
  3. Printing and Communications 26 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $16,932.57
  4. Printing and Communications 6 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $14,200.00
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $8,999.65
  6. Printing and Communications 26 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $4,998.40
  7. Printing and Communications 31 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $3,197.73
  8. Printing and Communications 26 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $2,917.57
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $2,768.18
  10. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 17 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $2,526.27

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 · 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 (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats