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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Matt Thistlethwaite

Australian Labor Party · KINGSFORD SMITH · NSW

Expenses this quarter
$259,023
Rank
31st of 257
vs median
+84%
median $140,661
Quarters on record
36

Largest category this quarter: Office Facilities ($141,955).

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

Quarter-over-quarter

Expenditure by category

Expenditure detail

Office Facilities

$141,955
—IPEA$141,954.78

Employee Travel

$49,610
Domestic TravelIPEA$42,374.39
International TravelIPEA$5,749.44
International TravelIPEA$590.00
International TravelIPEA$559.50
International TravelIPEA$320.00
International TravelIPEA$17.00

Office Administration

$39,453
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21,222.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,727.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,977.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,101.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,528.23
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,039.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$220.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
PublicationsIPEA$90.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$8,664
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$621.93
FaresIPEA$617.15
FaresIPEA$617.15
FaresIPEA$617.15
FaresIPEA$364.89
FaresIPEA$310.44
FaresIPEA$240.03
FaresIPEA$240.03
FaresIPEA$232.95
FaresIPEA$214.87
FaresIPEA$206.12

International Travel

$6,505
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$5,749.44
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$504.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$252.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$17.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA-$17.00

Other Car Costs

$6,495
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,829.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,547.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$973.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$604.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$389.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$370.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$349.00
COMCARIPEA$281.60
COMCARIPEA$197.58
COMCARIPEA$185.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$179.00
COMCARIPEA$140.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$122.10
COMCARIPEA$113.22
COMCARIPEA$108.42
COMCARIPEA$101.78
COMCARIPEA$91.02
COMCARIPEA$90.68
COMCARIPEA$84.02
COMCARIPEA$79.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.26
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$75.14
COMCARIPEA$73.90
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$47.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$46.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$23.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$17.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.83
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$9.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$5.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$3.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$604.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$708.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$724.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$959.39

Travel Allowance

$6,084
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$446.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$446.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$446.00

Telecommunications

$398
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

-$141
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$11.14
Official DutiesIPEA$9.88
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$23.27
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$56.68
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$82.34