Expenditure details | Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority

Expenditure is displayed detailed at the transaction level by parliamentarian office and category, except where IPEA reports aggregated costs.

The data is considered to be an accurate statement of expenses paid, invoices raised and repayments made by parliamentarians and staff. The data should be used in conjunction with the explanatory notes for current and former parliamentarians.

Expenditure reports for 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 are available under Expenditure reports 2021-2022.

The detailed expenditure data from 1 April 2017 onwards is published on data.gov.au in CSV format for download. From 1 January 2019 onwards, data.gov.au includes the adjustments, certifications, office costs and repayments datasets.

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Name	Period	Category	Major category	Minor category	Description	Publishable notes	Amount
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Scheduled Commercial Transport	Fares		Newcastle to Canberra 4 Sep 23		$438.18
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Scheduled Commercial Transport	Fares		Canberra to Newcastle 8 Sep 23		$443.45
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Scheduled Commercial Transport	Fares		Newcastle to Canberra 10 Sep 23		$485.27
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Telecommunications	Telecommunications - Residential - Official		Residential Internet Services (Remuneration) 2 Jul 23		$113.63
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Telecommunications	Telecommunications - Residential - Official		Residential Internet Services (Remuneration) 1 Aug 23		$113.63
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Telecommunications	Telecommunications - Residential - Official		Residential Internet Services (Remuneration) 1 Sep 23		$113.63
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Telecommunications	Telecommunications - Usage		Office Phones - Usage 9 Aug 23		$242.73
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Telecommunications	Telecommunications - Usage		Office Phones - Usage 9 Jul 23		$207.10
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Telecommunications	Telecommunications - Usage		Office Phones - Usage 9 Sep 23		$230.86
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$1,196.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$1,794.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$431.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$318.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$402.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$296.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Party Political Duties		$438.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$838.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$-838.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$838.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$378.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$-378.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$378.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$467.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$-467.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$467.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$1,495.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$1,495.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Party Political Duties		$1,293.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$1,240.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Travel Allowance	Travel Allowance		Parliamentary Duties		$1,240.00
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Taxi 24 Jul 23		$66.94
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Perth Jandakot to Newman 25 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Newman to Fitzroy Crossing 25 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra 25 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Kununurra to Darwin 26 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Perth Jandakot to Newman 25 Jul 23	Refunded.	$-10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Newman to Fitzroy Crossing 25 Jul 23	Refunded.	$-10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra 25 Jul 23	Refunded.	$-10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Kununurra to Darwin 26 Jul 23	Refunded.	$-10,972.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Perth Jandakot to Newman 25 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$1,567.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Newman to Fitzroy Crossing 25 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$1,567.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra 25 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$1,567.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q03	Unscheduled Commercial Transport	Parliamentary Duties		Kununurra to Darwin 26 Jul 23	Non-commercial airline or non-air travel expense.	$1,567.50
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Employee Travel	Domestic Travel		Aggregated Total		$26,858.18
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Family Travel	COMCAR		Canberra 22 Jun 23		$61.20
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Family Travel	Scheduled Commercial Transport		Newcastle to Brisbane 14 Jan 23		$553.91
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Family Travel	Scheduled Commercial Transport		Newcastle to Canberra 21 Jun 23		$485.27
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Family Travel	Scheduled Commercial Transport		Newcastle to Canberra 21 Jun 23		$485.27
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Family Travel	Scheduled Commercial Transport		Canberra to Newcastle 22 Jun 23		$485.27
Ms Meryl Swanson MP (Parliamentarian) Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP) Electorate: Paterson Homebase: Buchanan State: New South Wales	2023Q02	Office Administration	Office Consumables and Services		MFD - Usage 5 Jan 23		$34.60

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