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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Tanya Plibersek

ALPNSWSYDNEY

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$379,195

1.0× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $374,785 across 22 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 $305,724 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,920.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$12,440,389 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $1,344,907 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 3 Oct 1998, 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. Employee Travel
    $154,326
    • Domestic Travel$154,326
  2. Office Administration
    $95,575
    • Printing and Communications$93,876
    • Office Consumables and Services$1,629
    • Publications$70
  3. Office Facilities
    $73,472
    • Other$73,472
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $34,270
    • Fares$34,270
  5. Other Car Costs
    $11,747
    • COMCAR$7,135
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,612
  6. Travel Allowance
    $7,797
    • Travel Allowance$7,797
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,261
    • Telecommunications - Usage$697
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$564
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $748
    • Parliamentary Duties$748

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $154,326.40
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $73,471.83
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $31,885.22
  4. Printing and Communications 1 May 26
    Office Administration
    $31,251.90
  5. Printing and Communications 25 May 26
    Office Administration
    $13,802.02
  6. Perth to Sydney 30 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,951.37
  7. Sydney to Perth 28 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,452.15
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $2,130.00
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $1,940.00
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $1,800.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Plastic rubbish conference
    France, Qatar, Utd.Arab Emir. · 25 May 2023 → 30 May 2023 · 6 days
    $25,255
    $4,209/day
  2. United Nations Ocean Conference
    Portugal · 24 June 2022 → 2 July 2022 · 9 days
    $16,339
    $1,815/day
  3. Convention on Biological Diversity’s 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15.2); International Steering Committee of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People; Bilateral Meetings
    Canada, USA · 15 Dec 2022 → 20 Dec 2022 · 6 days
    $8,398
    $1,400/day
  4. G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting
    Indonesia · 30 Aug 2022 → 2 Sept 2022 · 4 days
    $7,677
    $1,919/day
  5. 31st Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Environment Ministers’ High Level Talanoa
    Samoa · 7 Sept 2023 → 9 Sept 2023 · 3 days
    $2,896
    $965/day
  6. United Nations Ocean Conference
    Portugal · 24 June 2022 → 2 July 2022 · 9 days
    $997
    $111/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