Varun Ghosh
ALPWA
Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026
$129,207
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 $87,887 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $5,323.
Lifetime claimed since Jan-Mar 2024$1,189,652 across 9 quarters of claims.
About $528,734 per year in office, over 9 quarters actually in Parliament.
In Parliament 1 Feb 2024, still serving.
Quarterly trend
Jan–Mar 2024 → 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.
- Office Facilities$41,319
- Other$41,319
- Employee Travel$39,339
- Domestic Travel$39,339
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$25,462
- Fares$25,462
- Travel Allowance$9,769
- Travel Allowance$9,769
- Office Administration$7,569
- Printing and Communications$4,574
- Office Consumables and Services$2,409
- Publications$586
- Other Car Costs$5,369
- Private-Plated Vehicle$2,870
- COMCAR$2,498
- Telecommunications$281
- Telecommunications - Usage$281
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport$100
- Electorate Duties$100
Largest individual claims this quarter
- Aggregated TotalOffice Facilities$41,319.29
- Aggregated TotalEmployee Travel$39,339.04
- Printing and Communications 17 Dec 25Office Administration$3,798.00
- Canberra to Melbourne 6 Feb 26Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Melbourne$2,431.01
- Perth to Canberra 18 Jan 26Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra$2,383.67
- Canberra to Perth 27 Feb 26Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth$2,371.35
- Melbourne to Perth 28 Nov 25Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth$2,356.93
- Melbourne to Perth 10 Dec 25Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth$2,338.27
- Melbourne to Perth 13 Feb 26Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth$2,121.88
- Sydney to Perth 21 Jan 26Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth$2,001.75
Sources
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU
Trend covers 9 quarters (Jan–Mar 2024 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