Tony Burke
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Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026
$370,374
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 $319,236 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $499 · lifetime repaid $599.
Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2017$11,130,069 across 37 quarters of claims.
About $1,203,251 per year in office, over 37 quarters actually in Parliament.
In Parliament 9 Oct 2004, still serving.
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.
- Employee Travel$270,313
- Domestic Travel$262,103
- International Travel$8,209
- Office Facilities$51,138
- Other$51,138
- Office Administration$22,949
- Printing and Communications$19,963
- Office Consumables and Services$2,986
- Travel Allowance$10,630
- Travel Allowance$10,630
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$8,387
- Fares$8,387
- International Travel$5,768
- Ministerial Visits$5,768
- Telecommunications$597
- Telecommunications - Usage$597
- Family Travel$466
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$466
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$262,103.47
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$51,138.20
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel · 2026-05-18$8,209.06
- Ministerial - FaresInternational Travel · 2026-05-18$5,579.38
- Printing and Communications 6 May 26Office Administration$5,385.57
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-05-10$1,610.00
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-06-21$1,610.00
- Perth to Sydney 19 Jun 26Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney$1,503.73
- Official DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-06-16$1,458.00
- Parliamentary DutiesTravel Allowance · 2026-03-29$1,288.00
Overseas travel, with stated reason
The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.
- Official TravelUSA · 11 July 2022 → 17 July 2022 · 7 days$36,906$5,272/day
- Overseas travel - United Kingdom & FranceUnited Kingdom, Utd.Arab Emir. · 5 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 8 days$35,767$4,471/day
- Official travel - IndonesiaIndonesia, Australia, Singapore · 14 May 2025 → 16 May 2025 · 3 days$6,815$2,272/day
- OfficialFiji · 18 May 2026 → 20 May 2026 · 3 days$5,768$1,923/day
- Official Travel - IndonesiaIndonesia · 2 Dec 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 3 days$2,303$768/day
- Official Travel - Indonesia and Papua New GuineaIndonesia, Pap. New Guinea · 27 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026 · 4 days$2,037$509/day
- Official Travel - Timor-LesteEast Timor · 27 Jan 2025 → 28 Jan 2025 · 2 days$1,411$706/day
- Official trip to BangladeshBangladesh · 30 Oct 2024 → 2 Nov 2024 · 4 days$1,095$274/day
- Overseas Travel - NauruNauru · 28 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 2 days$556$278/day
- Official travel to IndonesiaIndonesia · 29 July 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 days$348$87/day
- Official Travel - NauruNauru · 30 Jan 2025 → 31 Jan 2025 · 2 days$126$63/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 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats