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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Tony Sheldon

ALPNSW

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$156,145

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

Of which $79,803 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,045.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $3.1 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $76,342
  2. Employee Travel
    $47,603
  3. Office Administration
    $16,543
  4. Travel Allowance
    $10,505
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $2,994
  6. Other Car Costs
    $1,142
  7. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $560
  8. Telecommunications
    $456

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $76,341.98
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $47,602.91
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-22
    $1,610.00
  7. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,600.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,600.00
  9. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 12 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $1,325.00
  10. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $966.00

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.