Parliamentarian travel allowance rates 27/08/2023 to 24/08/2024
Published
Rates effective on and from 27 August 2023.
Capital cities
| Capital city | Capital city rate | Outside radius from | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial rate | Non-commercial rate | GPO | Major airport | |
| Canberra | $310 for locations within a 30 km radius of Parliament House | |||
| Adelaide | $444 | $148 | 10 km | 5 km |
| Brisbane | $433 | $145 | 10 km | 5 km |
| Darwin | $480 | $160 | 5 km | 5 km |
| Hobart | $422 | $141 | 5 km | 5 km |
| Melbourne | $418 | $140 | 10 km | 5 km |
| Perth | $432 | $144 | 10 km | 5 km |
| Sydney | $451 | $151 | 10 km | 5 km |
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Regional centres
| Regional centre | Commercial rate | Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
| Albany (WA) | $380 | $127 |
| Alice Springs (NT) | $393 | $131 |
| Ararat (VIC) | $346 | $116 |
| Armidale (NSW) | $353 | $118 |
| Ballarat (VIC) | $374 | $125 |
| Benalla (VIC) | $355 | $119 |
| Bendigo (VIC) | $351 | $117 |
| Bordertown (SA) | $351 | $117 |
| Bourke (NSW) | $371 | $124 |
| Bright (VIC) | $367 | $123 |
| Broken Hill (NSW) | $348 | $116 |
| Broome (WA) | $407 | $136 |
| Bunbury (WA) | $365 | $122 |
| Bundaberg (QLD) | $371 | $124 |
| Burnie (TAS) | $365 | $122 |
| Cairns (QLD) | $362 | $121 |
| Carnarvon (WA) | $357 | $119 |
| Castlemaine (VIC) | $349 | $117 |
| Christmas Island (NT) | $405 | $135 |
| Cobar (NSW) | $331 | $111 |
| Cocos Islands (WA) | $518 | $173 |
| Dalby (QLD) | $388 | $130 |
| Dampier (WA) | $362 | $121 |
| Derby (WA) | $379 | $127 |
| Devonport (TAS) | $348 | $116 |
| Dubbo (NSW) | $357 | $119 |
| Emerald (QLD) | $366 | $122 |
| Esperance (WA) | $367 | $123 |
| Exmouth (WA) | $401 | $134 |
| Geelong (VIC) | $362 | $121 |
| Geraldton (WA) | $352 | $118 |
| Gladstone (QLD) | $358 | $120 |
| Gold Coast (QLD) | $396 | $132 |
| Gosford (NSW) | $348 | $116 |
| Griffith (NSW) | $346 | $116 |
| Halls Creek (WA) | $357 | $119 |
| Hervey Bay (QLD) | $362 | $121 |
| Horn Islands (QLD) | $532 | $178 |
| Horsham (VIC) | $352 | $118 |
| Jabiru (NT) | $403 | $135 |
| Kalgoorlie (WA) | $368 | $123 |
| Karratha (WA) | $410 | $137 |
| Katherine (NT) | $415 | $139 |
| Kununurra (WA) | $391 | $131 |
| Launceston (TAS) | $361 | $121 |
| Lismore (NSW) | $350 | $117 |
| Mackay (QLD) | $353 | $118 |
| Maitland (NSW) | $374 | $125 |
| Mount Gambier (SA) | $351 | $117 |
| Mount Isa (QLD) | $372 | $124 |
| Mudgee (NSW) | $375 | $125 |
| Muswellbrook (NSW) | $344 | $115 |
| Nambour (QLD) | $350 | $117 |
| Newcastle (NSW) | $382 | $128 |
| Newman (WA) | $458 | $153 |
| Nhulunbuy (NT) | $417 | $139 |
| Norfolk Island (NSW) | $390 | $130 |
| Northam (WA) | $401 | $134 |
| Nowra (NSW) | $355 | $119 |
| Orange (NSW) | $389 | $130 |
| Port Hedland (WA) | $362 | $121 |
| Port Lincoln (SA) | $357 | $119 |
| Port Macquarie (NSW) | $377 | $126 |
| Rockhampton (QLD) | $361 | $121 |
| Roma (QLD) | $369 | $123 |
| Shepparton (VIC) | $354 | $118 |
| Swan Hill (VIC) | $368 | $123 |
| Thursday Island (QLD) | $510 | $170 |
| Toowoomba (QLD) | $348 | $116 |
| Townsville (QLD) | $361 | $121 |
| Wagga Wagga (NSW) | $364 | $122 |
| Wangaratta (VIC) | $373 | $125 |
| Weipa (QLD) | $425 | $142 |
| Whyalla (SA) | $354 | $118 |
| Wilpena Pound (SA) | $410 | $137 |
| Wollongong (NSW) | $368 | $123 |
| Wonthaggi (VIC) | $375 | $125 |
| Yulara (NT) | $757 | $253 |
| Unspecified locations | $350 | $117 |
1 This means locations:
- outside a 30 kilometre radius of Parliament House
- outside a 10 km radius from the GPO in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide or five km from the major airport servicing the city
- outside a five km radius from the GPO in Darwin and Hobart or five km from the major airport servicing the city
- for which a country centre rate has not been specified.
Commercial and non-commercial rates
Commercial rate: In order to be paid the commercial rate, a receipt for the accommodation must be produced or a certification made that a receipt can be produced and will be produced on request.
Non-commercial rate: Excluding Canberra, a rate of one-third of the commercial rate is payable where accommodation is provided in private, non-commercial accommodation, such as the home of a family member or friend.
