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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Tony Abbott

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$88,543

0.5× medianmedian MP $178,852 in Apr-Jun 2026

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 $9,555 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$4,479,769 across 37 quarters of claims.

About $1,991,008 per year in office, over 9 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 26 Mar 1994 to 18 May 2019.

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 Facilities
    $78,988
    • Other$78,988
  2. Other Car Costs
    $4,739
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$4,739
  3. Employee Travel
    $2,119
    • Domestic Travel$2,119
  4. Office Administration
    $1,254
    • Publications$1,147
    • Office Consumables and Services$107
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $935
    • Fares$935
  6. Telecommunications
    $507
    • Telecommunications - Usage$507

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $78,988.03
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $2,119.18
  3. Lease rental 09/05/2026 to 08/06/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,061.05
  4. Lease rental 09/03/2026 to 08/04/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,038.40
  5. Lease rental 09/04/2026 to 08/05/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,038.40
  6. Melbourne to Canberra 2 Jun 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Canberra
    $676.18
  7. Canberra to Sydney 3 Jun 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Sydney
    $214.87
  8. Fuel charges
    Other Car Costs
    $188.88
  9. Fuel charges
    Other Car Costs
    $182.73
  10. Fuel charges
    Other Car Costs
    $170.81

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel
    France · 23 Apr 2018 → 27 Apr 2018 · 5 days
    $14,482
    $2,896/day
  2. State Funeral of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
    Japan · 26 Sept 2022 → 28 Sept 2022 · 3 days
    $2,382
    $794/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 7 Aug 2026 · Caveats