Ted O'Brien
LiberalQLDFAIRFAX
Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026
$326,971
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 $289,622 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,186.
Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$7,223,761 across 37 quarters of claims.
About $780,947 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.
- Office Administration$156,003
- Printing and Communications$136,353
- Office Consumables and Services$19,279
- Publications$371
- Employee Travel$72,778
- Domestic Travel$67,596
- International Travel$5,182
- Office Facilities$37,349
- Other$37,349
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$20,742
- Fares$20,742
- Other Car Costs$16,267
- COMCAR$9,686
- Private-Plated Vehicle$6,581
- International Travel$9,713
- Official Visits$9,713
- Travel Allowance$9,341
- Travel Allowance$9,341
- Family Travel$3,804
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$3,062
- COMCAR$741
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$67,596.44
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$37,348.86
- Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26Office Administration$35,301.97
- Printing and Communications 1 May 26Office Administration$25,598.31
- Printing and Communications 31 Mar 26Office Administration$9,350.00
- Official - FaresInternational Travel · 2026-06-14$9,334.56
- Printing and Communications 1 May 26Office Administration$5,369.64
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel · 2026-06-14$5,181.56
- Printing and Communications 1 Apr 26Office Administration$4,330.36
- Printing and Communications 7 May 26Office Administration$4,030.00
Overseas travel, with stated reason
The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.
- Parliamentary DelegationChina · 1 July 2018 → 6 July 2018 · 6 days$12,028$2,005/day
- To promote Australia and discuss the IOC's requirements and Paris' experience in preparing for the 2024 OlympicsSwitzerland and France · 7 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019 · 7 days$10,329$1,476/day
- Official Travel - Fiji and Papua New GuineaFiji, Pap. New Guinea · 14 June 2026 → 19 June 2026 · 6 days$9,713$1,619/day
- Official travel to South KoreaSouth Korea · 12 Jan 2025 → 17 Jan 2025 · 6 days$9,422$1,570/day
- Parliamentary DelegationIndia · 2 Nov 2019 → 9 Nov 2019 · 8 days$9,317$1,165/day
- To promote Australia and discuss the IOC's requirements and Paris' experience in preparing for the 2024 OlympicsSwitzerland and France · 7 Sept 2019 → 15 Sept 2019 · 9 days$3,575$397/day
- Parliamentary DelegationChina · 1 July 2018 → 7 July 2018 · 7 days$808$115/day
- Parliamentary DelegationIndia · 2 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019 · 7 days$679$97/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