Where MPs claimed unusually large amounts
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Two kinds of outlier flagged in Jan–Mar 2026: MPs many times above the median for a category, and MPs whose total jumped sharply against the same quarter a year ago. Definitions are on methodology.
Year-on-year jumps
vs Jan–Mar 2025- Year-on-year jump+109% YoY
+$266,153
Madeleine King
ALP · WA
$245,404 → $511,557
- Year-on-year jump+175% YoY
+$225,305
Josh Wilson
ALP · WA
$129,129 → $354,434
- Year-on-year jump+245% YoY
+$218,656
Larissa Waters
Greens · QLD
$89,156 → $307,812
- Year-on-year jump+124% YoY
+$187,617
Patrick Gorman
ALP · WA
$150,902 → $338,519
- Year-on-year jump+117% YoY
+$138,660
Sam Rae
ALP · VIC
$118,105 → $256,765
- Year-on-year jump+107% YoY
+$133,986
Matt Thistlethwaite
ALP · NSW
$125,037 → $259,023
- Year-on-year jump+172% YoY
+$119,532
Jess Walsh
ALP · VIC
$69,315 → $188,847
- Year-on-year jump+150% YoY
+$86,500
Alicia Payne
ALP · ACT
$57,797 → $144,297
- Year-on-year jump+109% YoY
+$86,260
Glenn Sterle
ALP · WA
$79,234 → $165,495
- Year-on-year jump+143% YoY
+$68,291
Leah Blyth
Liberal · SA
$47,859 → $116,150
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
median MP · $423- Unscheduled Commercial Transport83.5× median
$35k
Sussan Ley
Liberal · NSW
median MP · $423
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport37.8× median
$16k
Pauline Hanson
One Nation · QLD
median MP · $423
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport34.0× median
$14k
Rick Wilson
Liberal · WA
median MP · $423
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport28.0× median
$12k
Bob Katter
Independent · QLD
median MP · $423
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport17.2× median
$7.3k
Matt Smith
ALP · QLD
median MP · $423
International Travel
median MP · $11,995- International Travel8.7× median
$104k
Anthony Albanese
ALP · NSW
median MP · $11,995
- International Travel8.2× median
$98k
Richard Marles
ALP · VIC
median MP · $11,995
- International Travel6.4× median
$77k
Madeleine King
ALP · WA
median MP · $11,995
- International Travel5.9× median
$71k
Penny Wong
ALP · SA
median MP · $11,995
- International Travel4.4× median
$53k
Josh Wilson
ALP · WA
median MP · $11,995
Family Travel
median MP · $1,479- Family Travel5.6× median
$8.3k
Kara Cook
ALP · QLD
median MP · $1,479
- Family Travel5.2× median
$7.7k
Jonathon Duniam
Liberal · TAS
median MP · $1,479
- Family Travel5.2× median
$7.7k
Steve Georganas
ALP · SA
median MP · $1,479
- Family Travel5.2× median
$7.7k
Don Farrell
ALP · SA
median MP · $1,479
- Family Travel5.0× median
$7.4k
Kate Chaney
Independent · WA
median MP · $1,479
Other Car Costs
median MP · $6,647- Other Car Costs5.0× median
$33k
Malarndirri Mccarthy
ALP · NT
median MP · $6,647
- Other Car Costs4.1× median
$27k
Anthony Albanese
ALP · NSW
median MP · $6,647
- Other Car Costs3.9× median
$26k
Marion Scrymgour
ALP · NT
median MP · $6,647
- Other Car Costs3.8× median
$25k
Rick Wilson
Liberal · WA
median MP · $6,647
- Other Car Costs3.3× median
$22k
James Mcgrath
Liberal · QLD
median MP · $6,647
Telecommunications
median MP · $697Office Administration
median MP · $34,171- Office Administration4.5× median
$153k
Ali France
ALP · QLD
median MP · $34,171
- Office Administration4.1× median
$140k
Justine Elliot
ALP · NSW
median MP · $34,171
- Office Administration3.6× median
$123k
Rob Mitchell
ALP · VIC
median MP · $34,171
- Office Administration3.6× median
$122k
Tanya Plibersek
ALP · NSW
median MP · $34,171
- Office Administration3.5× median
$120k
Chris Bowen
ALP · NSW
median MP · $34,171
Scheduled Commercial Transport
median MP · $10,551- Scheduled Commercial Transport4.1× median
$44k
Anne Aly
ALP · WA
median MP · $10,551
- Scheduled Commercial Transport3.8× median
$41k
Madeleine King
ALP · WA
median MP · $10,551
- Scheduled Commercial Transport3.8× median
$40k
Josh Wilson
ALP · WA
median MP · $10,551
- Scheduled Commercial Transport3.7× median
$39k
Patrick Gorman
ALP · WA
median MP · $10,551
- Scheduled Commercial Transport3.3× median
$35k
Dean Smith
Liberal · WA
median MP · $10,551
Sources
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU
Outliers are flagged against the median MP for each category (threshold: more than 3x median) and year-on-year jumps against the same quarter a year prior.
Refreshed 13 July 2026 · Caveats