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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Tim Ayres

ALPNSW

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$351,856

1.0× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $360,699 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 $187,236 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $2,984 · lifetime repaid $20,542.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2019$6,079,290 across 27 quarters of claims.

About $900,636 per year in office, over 27 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 1 July 2019, 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
    $164,619
    • Other$164,619
  2. Employee Travel
    $152,850
    • Domestic Travel$152,709
    • International Travel$142
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $9,466
    • Fares$9,466
  4. Other Car Costs
    $8,797
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,554
    • COMCAR$4,243
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,570
    • Travel Allowance$7,570
  6. Office Administration
    $5,385
    • Office Consumables and Services$4,902
    • Printing and Communications$482
  7. International Travel
    $2,502
    • Ministerial Visits$2,502
  8. Family Travel
    $450
    • COMCAR$450

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $164,619.22
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $152,708.65
  3. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2025-10-19
    $3,024.53
  4. Canberra to Adelaide 16 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Adelaide
    $1,690.43
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $1,288.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,288.00
  9. Lease rental 31/12/2025 to 30/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,206.13
  10. Lease rental 31/01/2026 to 27/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,206.13

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Meeting in London; OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris
    Singapore, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 3 June 2023 → 10 June 2023 · 8 days
    $35,751
    $4,469/day
  2. United States Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
    USA · 30 July 2022 → 5 Aug 2022 · 7 days
    $32,816
    $4,688/day
  3. Peru - Official Travel
    Chile, Peru · 16 May 2024 → 22 May 2024 · 7 days
    $31,365
    $4,481/day
  4. Denmark, Norway and France - Official Travel
    Denmark, France, Norway, Qatar, Singapore · 29 Apr 2024 → 5 May 2024 · 7 days
    $29,404
    $4,201/day
  5. UAE - Official Travel
    Qatar, Utd.Arab Emir. · 23 Feb 2024 → 1 Mar 2024 · 8 days
    $27,503
    $3,438/day
  6. World Economic Forum
    Italy, Switzerland, Utd.Arab Emir. · 18 Jan 2023 → 25 Jan 2023 · 8 days
    $24,456
    $3,057/day
  7. G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ Meeting; Business 20 Summit
    India · 23 Aug 2023 → 27 Aug 2023 · 5 days
    $13,848
    $2,770/day
  8. Singapore and Malaysia - Official Travel
    Malaysia, Singapore · 15 Apr 2024 → 20 Apr 2024 · 6 days
    $13,394
    $2,232/day
  9. Bo'ao Forum
    China · 28 Mar 2023 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 days
    $13,255
    $2,651/day
  10. OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, World Trade Organisation 12th Ministerial conference
    France, Switzerland · 7 June 2022 → 18 June 2022 · 12 days
    $12,883
    $1,074/day
  11. Represent Minister Farrell at Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) 7th Commission Meeting
    New Zealand · 14 July 2023 → 19 July 2023 · 6 days
    $12,537
    $2,090/day
  12. G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting, G20 meeting of Agriculture Ministers
    Indonesia · 25 Sept 2022 → 29 Sept 2022 · 5 days
    $11,151
    $2,230/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