Russell Matheson

Representative for Macarthur, New South Wales

Liberal Party of Australia

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Expenses for 2015

Source PDFs: Jan - Jun 2015 | Jul - Dec 2015

Other Periods: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016

Total Expenditure: $344,576.33

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Travelling Allowance
+ Parliamentary Travelling Allowance
$26,981.00
Date From Date To Location Details Nights Rate Spouse Amount
8 Feb 15 12 Feb 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
22 Feb 15 26 Feb 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
1 Mar 15 5 Mar 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
15 Mar 15 19 Mar 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
22 Mar 15 26 Mar 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
11 May 15 14 May 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 4 $271.00 $1,084.00
24 May 15 28 May 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
31 May 15 4 Jun 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
9 Aug 15 13 Aug 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
16 Aug 15 20 Aug 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
6 Sep 15 10 Sep 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
13 Sep 15 17 Sep 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
11 Oct 15 15 Oct 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
18 Oct 15 22 Oct 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
8 Nov 15 12 Nov 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
15 Nov 15 15 Nov 15 Brisbane Australian Commission for Law 1 $408.00 $408.00
Enforcement Integrity
17 Nov 15 17 Nov 15 Adelaide Australian Commission for Law 1 $359.00 $359.00
Enforcement Integrity
18 Nov 15 18 Nov 15 Melbourne Australian Commission for Law 1 $379.00 $379.00
Enforcement Integrity
19 Nov 15 19 Nov 15 Devonport Australian Commission for Law 1 $291.00 $291.00
Enforcement Integrity
22 Nov 15 26 Nov 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
29 Nov 15 3 Dec 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $273.00 $1,365.00
14 Jun 15 18 Jun 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
21 Jun 15 25 Jun 15 Canberra Sittings of Parliament 5 $271.00 $1,355.00
Car Costs
+ Private-Plated Vehicle
$12,757.80
Details Amount
Fuel 20 Jan 15 $52.17
Lease 26 Jan to 25 Feb 15 $1,019.21
Fuel 5 Feb to 18 Feb 15 $118.41
Lease 26 Feb to 25 Mar 15 $1,019.21
Fuel 1 Mar to 22 Mar 15 $168.90
Lease 26 Mar to 24 Apr 15 $1,019.21
Fuel 31 Mar to 28 Apr 15 $199.86
Lease 26 Apr to 25 May 15 $850.12
Fuel 10 May to 19 May 15 $120.75
Lease 26 May to 25 Jun 15 $1,019.21
Lease 26 May to 25 Jun 15 $850.12
Fuel 30 Nov to 28 Dec 14 $186.50
Lease 26 Dec 14 to 25 Jan 15 $1,019.21
Fuel 24 Jul 15 $69.24
Lease 26 Jul to 25 Aug 15 $850.12
Fuel 8 Aug to 23 Aug 15 $183.06
Lease 26 Aug to 25 Sep 15 $850.12
Fuel 3 Sep to 27 Sep 15 $203.15
Lease 26 Sep to 25 Oct 15 $850.12
Fuel 7 Oct to 27 Oct 15 $185.75
Lease 26 Oct to 25 Nov 15 $850.12
Fuel 14 Nov to 27 Nov 15 $96.68
Lease 26 Nov to 25 Dec 15 $850.12
Lease adj 26 May to 25 Jun 15 -$1,019.21
Fuel 31 May to 28 Jun 15 $295.53
Lease 26 Jun to 25 Jul 15 $850.12
+ COMCAR
$1,952.77
Details Amount
7 Mar 15 - Sydney $82.60
15 Mar 15 - Sydney $82.60
7 Sep 14 - Sydney $82.60
7 Sep 14 - Darwin $78.60
8 Sep 14 - Darwin $40.00
4 Jul 15 - Sydney $82.60
11 Jul 15 - Sydney $86.20
14 Jul 15 - Sydney $53.78
30 Jul 15 - Sydney $45.85
30 Jul 15 - Brisbane $48.47
30 Jul 15 - Brisbane $126.00
2 Aug 15 - Sydney $78.60
27 Oct 15 - Sydney $52.85
2 Nov 15 - Sydney $64.03
15 Nov 15 - Sydney $82.60
16 Nov 15 - Sydney $62.72
17 Nov 15 - Sydney $90.46
17 Nov 15 - Sydney $83.68
17 Nov 15 - Sydney $106.18
18 Nov 15 - Adelaide $41.80
18 Nov 15 - Adelaide $87.88
19 Nov 15 - Melbourne $157.20
19 Nov 15 - Melbourne $40.00
20 Nov 15 - Hobart $100.00
20 Nov 15 - Sydney $95.47
Office Facilities
+ Office Facilities
$113,724.49
Details Amount
Aggregated Total (From 1 January 2015) $52,518.60
Aggregated Total (Before 1 January 2015) $3,027.35
Aggregated Total (From 1 July 2015) $55,673.67
Aggregated Total (Before 1 July 2015) $2,504.87
Office Administrative Costs
+ Office Consumables and Services
$40,057.81
Details Amount
General office consumables 1 Jan to 31 Jan 15 $31.72
Printer consumables 1 Jan to 31 Jan 15 $2,549.92
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Jan to 27 Feb 15 $37.14
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Jan to 27 Feb 15 $109.49
General office consumables 1 Feb to 28 Feb 15 $111.53
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Feb to 27 Mar 15 $36.21
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Feb to 27 Mar 15 $576.83
Flags 25 Mar 15 $644.58
Flags 25 Mar 15 $340.44
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Mar to 27 Apr 15 $8.46
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Mar to 27 Apr 15 $35.91
General office consumables 1 Apr to 30 Apr 15 $1,472.15
Photocopy paper 1 Apr to 30 Apr 15 $169.32
Occupational health and safety 1 Apr to 30 Apr 15 $7.22
Printer consumables 1 Apr to 30 Apr 15 $5,106.17
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Apr to 27 May 15 $1,266.55
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Apr to 27 May 15 $10.83
MFD Staples 12 May to 13 May 15 $258.30
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Nov to 27 Dec 14 $35.48
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Nov to 27 Dec 14 $129.21
Printer consumables 1 Dec to 31 Dec 14 $458.33
Flags 10 Dec 14 $875.00
Flags 10 Dec 14 $175.00
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Dec 14 to 27 Jan 15 $36.05
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Dec 14 to 27 Jan 15 $78.81
General office consumables 1 Jul to 31 Jul 15 $1,444.55
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Jul to 27 Aug 15 $1,139.86
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Jul to 27 Aug 15 $46.69
General office consumables 1 Aug to 31 Aug 15 $2,931.75
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Aug to 27 Sep 15 $44.94
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Aug to 27 Sep 15 $1,022.87
General office consumables 1 Sep to 30 Sep 15 $2,140.87
Flags 1 Sep to 30 Sep 15 $2,097.35
Software reimbursement 2015/16 $2,318.18
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Sep to 27 Oct 15 $192.21
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Sep to 27 Oct 15 $52.74
Office requisites and stationery 1 Nov to 30 Nov 15 $86.52
General office consumables 18 Nov 15 $333.64
Printer consumables 1 May to 31 May 15 $2,833.09
General office consumables 1 May to 31 May 15 $807.95
Photocopy paper 1 May to 31 May 15 $145.44
Flags 1 May to 31 May 15 $943.60
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 May to 27 Jun 15 $40.24
MFD Colour copy charge 28 May to 27 Jun 15 $326.03
General office consumables 1 Jun to 30 Jun 15 $6,164.70
MFD Colour copy charge 28 Jun to 27 Jul 15 $341.71
MFD Monochrome copy charge 28 Jun to 27 Jul 15 $42.23
+ Printing and Communications
$130,616.13
Details Amount
Distribution 1 Jan to 31 Jan 15 $29.64
Distribution late payment fee Jan 15 $15.00
Web-services 25 Feb 15 to 24 Feb 16 $904.55
Distribution 18 Mar 15 $4,294.54
PO Box 1065 rental 1 Apr 15 to 31 Mar 16 $256.36
PO Box 1065 rental credit 1 Apr 15 to 31 Mar 16 -$4.55
Distribution 1 Apr to 30 Apr 15 $6,000.00
Distribution credit 1 Apr to 30 Apr 15 -$150.00
1 Printed item 15 Apr 15 $245.34
1 Printed item 15 Apr 15 $481.93
Distribution late payment fee May 15 $15.00
Distribution 1 May to 31 May 15 $37.83
Distribution late payment fee Nov 14 $15.00
Distribution 1 Nov to 30 Nov 14 $43.23
1 Printed item 25 Nov 14 $36.36
2,000 Personalised letterhead stationery 26 Nov 14 $460.00
Distribution late payment fee Dec 14 $15.00
Distribution 1 Dec to 31 Dec 14 $7.32
53,000 Printed items 19 Dec 14 $10,840.00
1 Printed item 19 Dec 14 $850.00
Distribution 19 Dec 14 $3,569.88
Distribution 1 Sep to 30 Sep 15 $8.09
Distribution 1 Oct to 31 Oct 15 $86.36
55,000 Printed items 23 Mar 15 $8,890.00
1 Printed item 19 May 15 $400.00
Web-design 29 May 15 $1,634.09
Distribution credit 1 Jun to 30 Jun 15 -$568.18
Distribution 1 Jun to 30 Jun 15 $22,738.72
1 Printed item 23 Jun 15 $929.45
49,000 Printed items 26 Jun 15 $19,150.00
53,000 Printed items 26 Jun 15 $12,534.00
200,000 Personalised letterhead stationery 26 Jun 15 $6,500.00
Distribution 26 Jun 15 $9,100.00
52,000 Personalised letterhead stationery 26 Jun 15 $2,227.27
300,000 Personalised letterhead stationery 26 Jun 15 $10,350.00
1 Printed item 29 Jun 15 $360.00
1 Printed item 29 Jun 15 $360.00
30,000 Printed items 29 Jun 15 $2,195.00
Distribution 30 Jun 15 $3,900.00
1 Printed item 30 Jun 15 $929.45
1 Printed item 30 Jun 15 $929.45
+ Publications
$4,420.21
Details Amount
2 The Daily Telegraph 24 Jan to 22 Feb 15 $2.55
3 The Daily Telegraph 24 Jan to 22 Feb 15 $3.55
1 Australian Backyard Naturalist 18 Feb 15 $27.23
1 Australian Backyard Explorer 18 Feb 15 $27.23
1 The Daily Telegraph (Sat) 22 Feb to 28 Mar 15 $1.82
5 Great Anzac Stories: The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend 25 Mar 15 $45.41
5 25 April 1915: The Day the Anzac Legend Was Born 25 Mar 15 $45.41
8 The Daily Telegraph 28 Mar to 25 Apr 15 $10.18
6 Archie's Letter 7 Apr 15 $97.68
9 Archie's Letter 13 Apr 15 $137.05
1 The Australian Financial Review 26 Apr to 22 May 15 $3.45
2 The Daily Telegraph 26 Apr to 22 May 15 $2.55
1 The Australian 26 Apr to 22 May 15 $2.27
1 The Sunday Telegraph 26 Apr to 22 May 15 $2.55
1 The Sydney Morning Herald 26 Apr to 22 May 15 $2.27
Administrative fees 12 May 15 $6.32
44 Follow the Bear If You Dare 12 May 15 $118.00
48 Sonny the Sea Tractor 12 May 15 $120.00
50 The Naughty Fairy's Naughty Surprise 12 May 15 $127.27
40 Storytime Blast Off 12 May 15 $107.27
45 Puppy Love 12 May 15 $120.68
100 There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Mozzie 15 May 15 $181.82
1 The Daily Telegraph 25 Oct to 29 Nov 14 $1.82
21 Bob's Best Ever Friend 2 Jul 15 $99.23
21 Amazing Animals 2 Jul 15 $52.50
37 Old Growlers Last Match 2 Jul 15 $92.50
20 Cardboard Robot 2 Jul 15 $52.73
72 Michaela Strachan's Really Wild Adventures 2 Jul 15 $127.64
46 Sam Vole and His Brothers 2 Jul 15 $104.55
2 Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy 2 Jul 15 $5.27
38 Tell Me A Story Before I Go to Bed 2 Jul 15 $95.00
7 Grandpa's Surprise 2 Jul 15 $18.45
18 Full Moon and Star 2 Jul 15 $47.45
24 Titus's Troublesome Tooth 2 Jul 15 $60.00
21 Look Out, Stripy Horse! 2 Jul 15 $55.36
45 Dazzle Duckling 2 Jul 15 $120.68
46 Ferocious Wild Beasts! 2 Jul 15 $104.55
19 Cleopatra Silverwing 2 Jul 15 $47.50
10 A Small Surprise 2 Jul 15 $22.73
97 Funny 2 Jul 15 $220.45
15 Poggle and the Treasure 2 Jul 15 $39.55
20 Thanks For Looking After Our Pets 2 Jul 15 $50.00
65 By My Side, Little Panda 2 Jul 15 $174.32
9 When the Dragons Came 2 Jul 15 $23.73
11 Looking After Little Ellie 2 Jul 15 $29.00
17 We Love Bunk Beds 2 Jul 15 $42.50
8 Wake Up 2 Jul 15 $20.00
24 Mole's Babies 2 Jul 15 $63.27
27 Busy Day 2 Jul 15 $67.50
10 Lulu and Bob 2 Jul 15 $26.36
2 The Sunday Telegraph 25 Jul to 29 Aug 15 $5.09
2 The Sun-Herald 25 Jul to 29 Aug 15 $5.45
3 The Daily Telegraph 25 Jul to 29 Aug 15 $3.82
1 The Sydney Morning Herald 25 Jul to 29 Aug 15 $2.27
25 One Kiss, One Hug! 14 Aug 15 $81.59
22 Olivia and the Fairy Princesses 14 Aug 15 $71.80
34 The Three Wallabies Gruff 14 Aug 15 $110.96
13 The Great Tortoise and Hare Counting Race 14 Aug 15 $48.95
13 Where There's a Bear, There's Trouble! 14 Aug 15 $42.43
1 The Daily Telegraph 29 Aug to 26 Sep 15 $1.27
1 The Daily Telegraph (Sat) 29 Aug to 26 Sep 15 $2.00
3 Icky Little Duckling 16 Oct 15 $7.50
3 Children's Encyclopedia Science 16 Oct 15 $15.00
2 The Most Precious Thing 16 Oct 15 $4.55
2 Wild Vision 16 Oct 15 $29.00
2 Living Landscapes 16 Oct 15 $27.73
1 Our Friend, the Enemy 16 Oct 15 $10.86
29 One Kiss, One Hug! 16 Oct 15 $72.50
2 Wilderness 16 Oct 15 $13.18
6 Charlie and Tess 16 Oct 15 $15.00
20 Little Bear Won't Sleep! 16 Oct 15 $45.45
1 Call to Arms 16 Oct 15 $4.50
1 Rifleman 16 Oct 15 $7.05
2 Who Tickled Tilly? 16 Oct 15 $4.55
Administrative fees 16 Oct 15 $6.32
12 Meggie Moon 16 Oct 15 $30.00
1 The Whale's Companion 16 Oct 15 $6.14
1 Tobruk 1941 16 Oct 15 $8.86
1 Water 16 Oct 15 $9.32
1 Wonders of Egypt 16 Oct 15 $3.64
1 World War 1 16 Oct 15 $9.05
13 Again! 16 Oct 15 $29.55
12 Kiki's Blankie 16 Oct 15 $30.00
16 Toucan Toucan 16 Oct 15 $40.00
1 My Fellow Americans 16 Oct 15 $4.50
1 World War 2 16 Oct 15 $9.05
1 Country 16 Oct 15 $10.86
2 Wild Planet 16 Oct 15 $13.18
1 300 Astronomical Objects 16 Oct 15 $11.64
1 Masters of the Word 16 Oct 15 $7.05
1 Dig WW2 16 Oct 15 $9.05
2 Drover 16 Oct 15 $25.36
1 Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure 16 Oct 15 $8.41
1 The Western Front 1916-1918 16 Oct 15 $8.41
1 Brief History of History 16 Oct 15 $6.27
1 Birds 16 Oct 15 $5.27
1 The Sunday Telegraph 30 May to 27 Jun 15 $2.55
24 Where There's a Bear, There's Trouble! 18 Jun 15 $78.33
1 Big Bad Bill on the Naughty Step 18 Jun 15 $3.26
10 Beware of the Bears! 18 Jun 15 $32.64
11 I Got a Crocodile 18 Jun 15 $35.90
33 The Three Wallabies Gruff 18 Jun 15 $107.70
1 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 18 Jun 15 $3.26
9 Oakie's OutBack Adventures: The Man From Snowy River 18 Jun 15 $27.25
11 One Kiss, One Hug! 18 Jun 15 $35.90
8 Jack's Mega Machines: The Dinosaur Digger 18 Jun 15 $26.11
7 Mouse, Mole and the Falling Star 18 Jun 15 $22.85
1 Follow That Bear If You Dare 18 Jun 15 $3.26
6 Oakie's OutBack Adventures: Waltzing Matilda 18 Jun 15 $18.16
6 Oakie's OutBack Adventures: Mulga Bill's Bicycle 18 Jun 15 $18.16
6 Oakie's OutBack Adventures: The Loaded Dog 18 Jun 15 $18.16
4 The Daily Telegraph 27 Jun to 25 Jul 15 $5.09
Telecommunications
+ Telecommunications - Usage
$8,494.01
Details Amount
Office phones 9 Jan 15 $271.58
Office fax 9 Jan 15 $68.17
Office phones 9 Feb 15 $370.89
Office fax 9 Feb 15 $69.44
Office phones 10 Mar 15 $338.02
Office fax 10 Mar 15 $65.62
Office phones 9 Apr 15 $355.48
Office fax 9 Apr 15 $78.89
Office phones directory charges 2 May 15 $4,029.41
Office phones 9 May 15 $344.00
Office fax 9 May 15 $63.73
Office phones 9 Jun 15 $334.93
Office fax 9 Jun 15 $56.39
Office phones 9 Jul 15 $411.35
Office fax 9 Jul 15 $62.01
Office phones 9 Aug 15 $327.54
Office fax 9 Aug 15 $59.26
Office phones 10 Sep 15 $337.95
Office fax 10 Sep 15 $59.26
Office phones 9 Oct 15 $340.04
Office fax 9 Oct 15 $64.62
Office phones 9 Nov 15 $326.12
Office fax 9 Nov 15 $59.31
Domestic Scheduled Fares
+ Fares
$5,402.11
Details Amount Notes
30 Jul 15 - Sydney to Brisbane $719.27
2 Aug 15 - Maroochydore to Sydney $253.64
15 Nov 15 - Sydney to Brisbane $719.27
16 Nov 15 - Brisbane to Sydney $666.86
17 Nov 15 - Sydney to Adelaide $904.02
18 Nov 15 - Adelaide to Melbourne $693.05
19 Nov 15 - Melbourne to Devonport $322.72
20 Nov 15 - Burnie to Melbourne $455.70
20 Nov 15 - Melbourne to Sydney $667.58
Overseas Travel
+ Overseas Travel
$170.00

China 10 Dec to 19 Dec 15 Parliamentary Delegation (Travel Cancelled).

Type Amount
OS Delegation - Fares $170.00
Total Expenditure
$344,576.33

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