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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026
James Paterson
Liberal Party of Australia · VIC
Expenses this quarter
$128,951
Rank
155th of 257
vs median
-8%
median $140,661
Quarters on record
36
Largest category this quarter: Employee Travel ($51,913).
Figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source.
Quarter-over-quarter
Expenditure by category
Expenditure detail
Employee Travel
$51,913| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $51,913.22 |
Office Facilities
$32,481| — | IPEA | $32,481.48 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$13,181| Fares | IPEA | $1,600.67 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,252.95 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,218.62 |
| Fares | IPEA | $887.71 |
| Fares | IPEA | $867.48 |
| Fares | IPEA | $867.48 |
| Fares | IPEA | $669.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $669.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $669.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $660.52 |
| Fares | IPEA | $583.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $583.27 |
| Fares | IPEA | $542.19 |
| Fares | IPEA | $394.12 |
| Fares | IPEA | $394.12 |
Other Car Costs
$11,502| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,149.21 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,149.21 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,149.21 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,077.93 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,077.93 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,077.93 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $378.87 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $168.36 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $167.45 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $163.92 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $163.66 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $155.40 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $148.00 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $145.25 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $142.25 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $142.25 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $142.25 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $142.25 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $139.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $137.40 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $137.40 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $137.40 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.20 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $131.93 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $131.93 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $112.08 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $111.95 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $111.90 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $108.95 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $107.01 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $105.27 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $103.77 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $102.68 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $97.84 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $89.51 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $85.41 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $73.10 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $72.26 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $71.90 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $28.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $12.00 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1.79 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $0.23 |
Office Administration
$9,949| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $3,500.70 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $1,667.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $647.47 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $618.25 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $608.19 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $561.35 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $439.27 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $267.96 |
| Publications | IPEA | $236.36 |
| Publications | IPEA | $176.89 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $150.76 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $150.04 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $142.03 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $125.00 |
| Publications | IPEA | $94.55 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $82.57 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $72.43 |
| Publications | IPEA | $65.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $58.43 |
| Publications | IPEA | $54.55 |
| Publications | IPEA | $45.45 |
| Publications | IPEA | $45.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $31.78 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $29.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $22.68 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.14 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $13.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $10.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $9.77 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.77 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.22 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.13 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.99 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.68 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.61 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.35 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | -$11.36 |
Travel Allowance
$8,944| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,610.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $998.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $499.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $363.00 |
Telecommunications
$980| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $159.13 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $158.85 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $158.67 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $158.11 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $86.35 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $86.35 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $86.35 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $86.35 |