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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Tim Watts

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Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$139,500

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 $95,777 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $900.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$5,771,383 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $641,265 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 7 Sept 2013, 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
    $43,723
    • Other$43,723
  2. Office Administration
    $42,355
    • Printing and Communications$39,854
    • Office Consumables and Services$1,258
    • Publications$1,244
  3. Employee Travel
    $18,872
    • Domestic Travel$11,759
    • International Travel$7,113
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $11,656
    • Fares$11,656
  5. Travel Allowance
    $7,728
    • Travel Allowance$7,728
  6. International Travel
    $7,113
    • Representing Australia$7,113
  7. Other Car Costs
    $7,009
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,922
    • COMCAR$2,087
  8. Telecommunications
    $1,044
    • Telecommunications - Residential - Official$737
    • Telecommunications - Usage$306

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $43,723.00
  2. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $16,574.93
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $11,759.41
  4. Printing and Communications 19 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $11,000.00
  5. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-11-18
    $7,112.61
  6. Representing Australia - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-11-18
    $7,112.61
  7. Printing and Communications 2 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,650.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $1,966.44
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,636.19
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. African Union Summit
    Ethiopia, Kenya, Qatar, Utd.Arab Emir. · 16 Feb 2023 → 22 Feb 2023 · 7 days
    $36,445
    $5,206/day
  2. Official travel to Brazil
    Australia, Chile, Brazil · 21 July 2024 → 28 July 2024 · 8 days
    $34,604
    $4,325/day
  3. Bilateral meetings and D-ISIS conference
    Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Utd.Arab Emir. · 3 June 2023 → 10 June 2023 · 8 days
    $30,077
    $3,760/day
  4. Chile and Peru Official Travel
    Chile, Peru · 2 Oct 2022 → 8 Oct 2022 · 7 days
    $28,433
    $4,062/day
  5. Official travel to Egypt, Mauritius, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
    Bahrain, Egypt, Mauritius, Utd.Arab Emir. · 1 Dec 2024 → 9 Dec 2024 · 9 days
    $28,170
    $3,130/day
  6. Engage with UN Office for Counter-Terrorism in Morocco; Bilateral Meetings
    Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Utd.Arab Emir. · 4 Dec 2022 → 11 Dec 2022 · 8 days
    $24,996
    $3,125/day
  7. Austria - Official Travel
    Austria, Thailand, Utd.Arab Emir. · 18 May 2024 → 23 May 2024 · 6 days
    $22,047
    $3,674/day
  8. High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
    Switzerland, Utd.Arab Emir. · 27 Feb 2023 → 3 Mar 2023 · 5 days
    $20,693
    $4,139/day
  9. Indian Ocean Conference
    Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Singapore · 11 May 2023 → 19 May 2023 · 9 days
    $20,312
    $2,257/day
  10. Doha Forum; bilateral engagements
    Egypt, Jordan, Qatar · 9 Dec 2023 → 15 Dec 2023 · 7 days
    $19,880
    $2,840/day
  11. Paris Peace Forum
    France, Utd.Arab Emir. · 7 Nov 2023 → 12 Nov 2023 · 6 days
    $17,059
    $2,843/day
  12. Bengaluru Tech Summit, APEC Ministerial Meeting, and No Money for Terror 3rd Ministerial Conference
    India, Thailand · 14 Nov 2022 → 20 Nov 2022 · 7 days
    $15,649
    $2,236/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