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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Trish Cook

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Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$209,151

1.2× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 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 $177,084 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2025$629,545 across 5 quarters of claims.

About $503,636 per year in office, over 5 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 3 May 2025, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2025 → 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. Office Administration
    $110,446
    • Printing and Communications$101,606
    • Office Consumables and Services$8,604
    • Publications$236
  2. Office Facilities
    $32,066
    • Other$32,066
  3. Employee Travel
    $27,172
    • Domestic Travel$27,172
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $19,922
    • Fares$19,922
  5. Travel Allowance
    $9,982
    • Travel Allowance$9,982
  6. Other Car Costs
    $8,175
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$6,073
    • COMCAR$2,102
  7. Family Travel
    $1,387
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,220
    • COMCAR$167

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $32,066.24
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $27,171.99
  3. Printing and Communications 18 May 26
    Office Administration
    $26,307.90
  4. Printing and Communications 26 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $21,325.39
  5. Printing and Communications 31 May 26
    Office Administration
    $21,324.79
  6. Printing and Communications 21 May 26
    Office Administration
    $8,400.00
  7. Printing and Communications 5 May 26
    Office Administration
    $8,100.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $3,864.00
  9. Printing and Communications 31 May 26
    Office Administration
    $3,674.22
  10. Printing and Communications 26 Apr 26
    Office Administration
    $3,672.32

Overseas travel, with stated reason

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

  1. Parliamentary Delegation - New Zealand and Solomon Islands
    Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands · 2 Dec 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 9 days
    $10,734
    $1,193/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 5 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 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