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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Tony Burke

ALPNSWWATSON

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$370,374

1.0× medianvs cabinet ministers this quarter: median $374,785 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 $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.

  1. Employee Travel
    $270,313
    • Domestic Travel$262,103
    • International Travel$8,209
  2. Office Facilities
    $51,138
    • Other$51,138
  3. Office Administration
    $22,949
    • Printing and Communications$19,963
    • Office Consumables and Services$2,986
  4. Travel Allowance
    $10,630
    • Travel Allowance$10,630
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $8,387
    • Fares$8,387
  6. International Travel
    $5,768
    • Ministerial Visits$5,768
  7. Telecommunications
    $597
    • Telecommunications - Usage$597
  8. Family Travel
    $466
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$466

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $262,103.47
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $51,138.20
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2026-05-18
    $8,209.06
  4. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2026-05-18
    $5,579.38
  5. Printing and Communications 6 May 26
    Office Administration
    $5,385.57
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-10
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-06-21
    $1,610.00
  8. Perth to Sydney 19 Jun 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $1,503.73
  9. Official Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-06-16
    $1,458.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel 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.

  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 → 12 Sept 2025 · 8 days
    $35,767
    $4,471/day
  3. Official travel - Indonesia
    Indonesia, Australia, Singapore · 14 May 2025 → 16 May 2025 · 3 days
    $6,815
    $2,272/day
  4. Official
    Fiji · 18 May 2026 → 20 May 2026 · 3 days
    $5,768
    $1,923/day
  5. Official Travel - Indonesia
    Indonesia · 2 Dec 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 3 days
    $2,303
    $768/day
  6. Official Travel - Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
    Indonesia, Pap. New Guinea · 27 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026 · 4 days
    $2,037
    $509/day
  7. Official Travel - Timor-Leste
    East Timor · 27 Jan 2025 → 28 Jan 2025 · 2 days
    $1,411
    $706/day
  8. Official trip to Bangladesh
    Bangladesh · 30 Oct 2024 → 2 Nov 2024 · 4 days
    $1,095
    $274/day
  9. Overseas Travel - Nauru
    Nauru · 28 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 2 days
    $556
    $278/day
  10. Official travel to Indonesia
    Indonesia · 29 July 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 days
    $348
    $87/day
  11. Official Travel - Nauru
    Nauru · 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