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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Matt Thistlethwaite

Australian Labor Party · KINGSFORD SMITH · NSW · Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$0+—reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$0
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
—
No salary data seeded
Superannuation
—
Role this quarter: Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and TradeLargest category: Office Administration ($139,836)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.

Quarter-over-quarter

Work expenses — reported by IPEA
Remuneration composition — modelled

Expenditure by category

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Expenditure detail

Office Administration

$139,836
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$84,271.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23,136.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,106.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,859.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,512.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,154.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,045.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$910.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$836.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$544.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$259.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$245.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$221.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$163.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$163.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$148.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$124.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$84.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$83.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$61.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$51.94

Employee Travel

$82,566
Domestic TravelIPEA$43,961.17
International TravelIPEA$20,198.98
International TravelIPEA$9,597.47
International TravelIPEA$7,068.18
International TravelIPEA$894.00
International TravelIPEA$778.24
International TravelIPEA$54.10
International TravelIPEA$13.36

Office Facilities

$70,949
—IPEA$70,949.11

International Travel

$51,300
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$19,929.58
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$9,357.47
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$7,068.18
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$3,738.60
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$2,362.50
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$2,139.57
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,962.19
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,939.52
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$712.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$584.17
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$576.50
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$430.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$378.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$54.65
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$54.11
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$13.36

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,428
FaresIPEA$774.37
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$621.93
FaresIPEA$582.42
FaresIPEA$429.77
FaresIPEA$397.64
FaresIPEA$364.89
FaresIPEA$310.44
FaresIPEA$310.44
FaresIPEA$309.64
FaresIPEA$252.07
FaresIPEA$252.07
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$240.03
FaresIPEA$240.03
FaresIPEA$232.95
FaresIPEA$214.87
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA-$232.95
FaresIPEA-$240.03
FaresIPEA-$240.03
FaresIPEA-$310.44
FaresIPEA-$364.89
FaresIPEA-$621.93

Travel Allowance

$8,214
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$486.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$4,248
COMCARIPEA$713.70
COMCARIPEA$349.18
COMCARIPEA$166.50
COMCARIPEA$142.08
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$116.52
COMCARIPEA$108.44
COMCARIPEA$108.42
COMCARIPEA$92.90
COMCARIPEA$92.90
COMCARIPEA$90.68
COMCARIPEA$88.46
COMCARIPEA$75.14
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$70.70
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,125
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$132.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$311
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$196.51
Official DutiesIPEA$97.10
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$17.07

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