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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Tony Abbott

-Former Prime Minister

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$86,112

0.6× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

Of which $6,449 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$3,648,645 across 36 quarters.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023Jan–Mar 2026

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $79,663
  2. Other Car Costs
    $3,764
  3. Employee Travel
    $1,043
  4. Office Administration
    $1,021
  5. Telecommunications
    $380
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $240

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $79,662.94
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $1,043.09
  3. Lease rental 09/12/2025 to 08/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,038.40
  4. Lease rental 09/01/2026 to 08/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,038.40
  5. Lease rental 09/02/2026 to 08/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $1,038.40
  6. Melbourne to Sydney 25 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Sydney
    $240.03
  7. Fuel charges
    Other Car Costs
    $179.77
  8. Fuel charges
    Other Car Costs
    $147.40
  9. Office Phones - Usage - Former PM 1 Jan 26
    Telecommunications
    $127.09
  10. Office Phones - Usage - Former PM 9 Feb 26
    Telecommunications
    $127.09

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); median-MP comparison is across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.

Refreshed 30 May 2026 · Caveats