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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Kara Cook

Australian Labor Party · BONNER · QLD

Expenses this quarter
$140,661
Rank
129th of 257
vs median
+0%
median $140,661
Quarters on record
4

Largest category this quarter: Office Administration ($61,785).

Figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source.

Quarter-over-quarter

Expenditure by category

Expenditure detail

Office Administration

$61,785
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18,949.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11,035.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,694.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,444.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,089.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,339.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,194.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,194.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,194.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,161.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,013.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$915.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$906.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$490.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$407.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$407.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$391.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$383.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$333.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$333.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$156.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$145.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$128.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$71.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$65.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$3.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$40.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$45.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$407.56

Office Facilities

$32,264
—IPEA$32,264.02

Employee Travel

$15,291
Domestic TravelIPEA$15,290.64

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,176
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,185.62
FaresIPEA$954.84
FaresIPEA$816.14
FaresIPEA$792.60
FaresIPEA$454.82

Family Travel

$8,275
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$832.02
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$832.02
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$832.02
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$832.02
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$832.02
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$822.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$822.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$822.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$822.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$822.93

Travel Allowance

$6,118
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00

Other Car Costs

$6,002
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,314.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,314.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,314.48
COMCARIPEA$168.72
COMCARIPEA$158.20
COMCARIPEA$137.90
COMCARIPEA$137.90
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.48
COMCARIPEA$101.87
COMCARIPEA$95.21
COMCARIPEA$92.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$87.97
COMCARIPEA$84.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$79.60
COMCARIPEA$77.45
COMCARIPEA$71.30
COMCARIPEA$71.30
COMCARIPEA$71.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$52.23

Telecommunications

$751
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$135.67
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$95.85
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$88.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$88.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$88.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$88.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$66.81
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00