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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Tony Burke

ALPNSWWATSON

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$498,404

1.4× 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 $360,517 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $100.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$10,695,543 across 36 quarters of claims.

About $1,188,394 per year in office, over 36 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 9 Oct 2004, 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. Employee Travel
    $228,793
    • Domestic Travel$227,613
    • International Travel$1,180
  2. Office Facilities
    $137,887
    • Other$137,887
  3. Office Administration
    $99,466
    • Printing and Communications$94,162
    • Office Consumables and Services$5,304
  4. Travel Allowance
    $17,546
    • Travel Allowance$17,546
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $8,485
    • Fares$8,485
  6. International Travel
    $2,037
    • Ministerial Visits$2,037
  7. Other Car Costs
    $2,019
    • Private Vehicle Allowance$2,019
  8. Family Travel
    $1,479
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,479

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $227,613.24
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $137,887.26
  3. Printing and Communications 5 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $43,711.83
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $17,712.91
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $15,062.62
  6. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2026-01-27
    $1,785.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2025-11-23
    $1,610.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Official Travel
    USA · 11 July 2022 → 17 July 2022 · 7 days
    $36,906
    $5,272/day
  2. Overseas travel - United Kingdom & France
    United Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 5 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025 · 10 days
    $35,767
    $3,577/day
  3. Official travel - Indonesia
    Indonesia, Australia, Singapore · 14 May 2025 → 16 May 2025 · 3 days
    $6,815
    $2,272/day
  4. Official Travel - Indonesia
    Indonesia · 2 Dec 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 3 days
    $2,303
    $768/day
  5. Official Travel - Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
    Indonesia, Pap. New Guinea · 27 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026 · 4 days
    $2,037
    $509/day
  6. Official Travel - Timor-Leste
    East Timor · 27 Jan 2025 → 28 Jan 2025 · 2 days
    $1,411
    $706/day
  7. Official trip to Bangladesh
    Bangladesh · 30 Oct 2024 → 2 Nov 2024 · 4 days
    $1,095
    $274/day
  8. Overseas Travel - Nauru
    Nauru · 28 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 2 days
    $556
    $278/day
  9. Official travel to Indonesia
    Indonesia · 29 July 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 days
    $348
    $87/day
  10. Official Travel - Nauru
    Nauru · 30 Jan 2025 → 31 Jan 2025 · 2 days
    $126
    $63/day

Sources

  • IPEA quarterly expenditure report, Jan–Mar 2026

    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