The Gravy Plane Taxpayer-funded flights taken by former MPs and their widows between January 2001 and June 2008 Listed in descending order by number of flights taken NAME PARTY No OF COST $ FREQUENT FLYER $ SAVED LAST YEAR IN No OF YEARS IN FLIGHTS FLIGHTS PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT Ian Sinclair Nat, NSW 701 $214,545.36* 1998 25 Margaret Reynolds ALP, Qld 427 $142,863.08 2 $1,137.22 1999 17 Gordon Bilney ALP, SA 362 $155,910.85 1996 13 Barry Jones ALP, Vic 361 $148,430.11 1998 21 Graeme Campbell ALP/Ind, WA 350 $132,387.40 1998 19 Noel Hicks Nat, NSW 336 $99,668.10 1998 19 Dr Michael Wooldridge Lib, Vic 326 $144,661.03 2001 15 Fr Michael Tate ALP, Tas 309 $100,084.02 11 $6,211.37 1993 15 Frederick M Chaney Lib, WA 303 $195,450.75 19 $16,343.46 1993 20 Tim Fischer Nat, NSW 289 $99,791.53 3 $1,485.57 2001 17 John Dawkins ALP, WA 271 $142,051.64 1994 20 Wallace Fife Lib, NSW 269 $72,215.48 1993 18 Michael Townley Lib/Ind, Tas 264 $91,397.09 1987 17 John Moore Lib, Qld 253 $131,099.83 2001 26 Al Grassby ALP, NSW 243 $53,438.41 1974 5 Alan Griffiths ALP, Vic 243 $127,487.54 1996 13 Peter Rae Lib, Tas 240 $70,909.11 1986 18 Daniel Thomas McVeigh Nat, Qld 221 $96,165.02 1988 16 Neil Brown Lib, Vic 214 $99,159.59 1991 17 Jocelyn Newman Lib, Tas 214 $67,255.15 2002 16 Chris Schacht ALP, SA 214 $91,199.03 2002 15 Neal Blewett ALP, SA 213 $92,770.32 1994 17 Sue West ALP, NSW 213 $52,870.18 2002 16 Bruce Lloyd Nat, Vic 207 $82,158.02 7 $2,320.21 1996 25 Doug Anthony Nat, NSW 204 $62,020.38 1984 27 Maxwell Burr Lib, Tas 202 $55,751.17 1993 18 Peter Drummond Lib, WA 198 $87,367.77 1987 16 Ian Wilson Lib, SA 188 $82,246.06 6 $1,889.62 1993 24 John Coates ALP, Tas 187 $67,628.93 1996 19 Prof Brian Howe ALP, Vic 180 $80,996.25 1996 19 Ros Kelly ALP, ACT 175 $69,986.79 1995 15 John Kerin ALP, NSW 171 $53,088.70 2 $563.89 1993 19 Garry Nehl Nat, NSW 171 $47,629.29 2001 17 Peter Fisher Nat, Vic 170 $74,723.79 1993 21 Leo McLeay ALP, NSW 164 $50,168.86 2004 25 David Brownhill Nat, NSW 163 $44,338.25 2000 16 Kerry Sibraa ALP, NSW 163 $75,835.07 1994 19 Robert Tickner ALP, NSW 162 $64,071.59 1996 12 Percival Clarence Millar Nat, Qld 158 $82,176.83 1990 16 Margaret Reid Lib, ACT 157 $59,845.03 2003 22 Bruce Goodluck Lib, Tas 155 $51,410.64 1993 18 David Beddall ALP, Qld 154 $75,476.34 1998 16 Janice Crosio ALP, NSW 154 $98,488.80 2004 15 Martyn Evans ALP, SA 152 $92,770.46 2004 11 Michael MacKellar Lib, NSW 152 $59,866.64 1994 25 Graham Richardson ALP, NSW 152 $69,619.04 1994 11 Nick Bolkus ALP, SA 147 $77,803.41 2005 25 Baden Teague Lib, SA 146 $70,644.75 1996 18 Tom Uren ALP, NSW 145 $56,599.55 1990 32 Michael Baume Lib, NSW 144 $54,744.69 1996 20 Rosemary Crowley ALP, SA 144 $67,472.63 2002 20 James Webster Nat, Vic 142 $61,334.58 1980 16 Prof Peter Baume Lib, NSW 137 $58,347.61 1991 18 Susan Ryan ALP, ACT 136 $57,147.19 1988 13 Neil O'Keefe ALP, Vic 131 $64,524.72 2001 17 John Tierney Lib, NSW 131 $14,960.68 2005 15 Christine Gallus Lib, SA 130 $64,781.45 2004 15 Bill Hayden ALP, Qld 130 $57,009.87 6 $3,216.50 1988 27 David Simmons ALP, NSW 130 $36,678.14 1996 13 Leslie Johnson ALP, NSW 128 $46,267.49 1983 25 John Brown ALP, NSW 125 $53,540.58 1990 13 Robert Brown ALP, NSW 124 $35,706.74 1998 19 Dr Alexander Forbes Lib, SA 121 $69,845.54 1975 20 Ray Braithwaite Nat, Qld 117 $49,884.70 8 $3,467.68 1996 21 Dr Moses Cass ALP, Vic 116 $42,704.40 1983 15 Peter Nixon Nat, Vic 116 $50,724.61 1983 22 Ralph Willis ALP, Vic 115 $62,491.75 1998 26 David MacGibbon Lib, Qld 113 $46,476.79 1999 21 John Button ALP, Vic 110 $51,341.57 1993 20 Donald Jessop Lib/Ind, SA 108 $44,411.37 1987 20 Andrew Peacock Lib, Vic 107 $49,025.06 1994 29 Laurie Brereton ALP, NSW 106 $55,488.56 2004 25 Christopher Hurford ALP, SA 104 $51,061.83 6 $2,655.46 1987 19 Warwick Parer Lib, Qld 104 $47,749.13 2000 16 Robert Ian Viner Lib, WA 103 $77,622.88 1983 14 Kathy Sullivan Lib, Qld 95 $35,403.08 2001 27 Ben Humphries ALP, Qld 89 $42,714.92 6 $3,026.88 1996 19 John Herron Lib, Qld 88 $52,391.22 2002 13 Trish Worth Lib, SA 88 $35,861.46 2004 12 Manfred Cross ALP, Qld 87 $46,383.58 1990 30 Dr Stephen Martin ALP, NSW 87 $38,678.22 2002 19 Jim McKiernan ALP, WA 86 $67,631.24 2002 18 Michael Cobb Nat, NSW 85 $27,846.78 1998 14 Con Sciacca ALP, Qld 85 $45,065.78 2004 16 Peter Walsh ALP, WA 85 $45,963.11 1 $786.60 1993 19 Sir Harold Young Lib, SA 83 $35,330.66 2 $767.40 1983 15 Brian Archer Lib, Tas 82 $24,728.40 1994 19 Lady Mary Downer widow 80 $42,497.91 9 $5,006.41 Rex Patterson ALP, Qld 80 $36,858.64 1975 10 Harold Edwards Lib, NSW 79 $27,282.87 1993 21 Kay Denman ALP, Tas 78 $28,121.42 2005 12 Peter Morris ALP, NSW 78 $21,612.69 2 $607.70 1998 16 Sir Robert Cotton Lib, NSW 76 $22,674.12 1978 14 Michael Lee ALP, NSW 76 $31,164.56 2001 17 Justice Keppel Enderby ALP, ACT 70 $29,903.19 1975 6 Richard Alston Lib, Vic 69 $29,105.68 2004 18 Larry Anthony Nat, NSW 69 $22,096.12 2004 9 Christopher Miles Lib, Tas 69 $13,248.70 1998 14 Donald Cameron Lib, Qld 66 $31,108.24 1990 24 Brian Harradine Ind, Tas 63 $20,873.11 2005 30 Ralph Hunt Nat, NSW 63 $19,043.15 6 $1,480.31 1989 20 Sir John Carrick Lib, NSW 62 $20,845.89 1987 17 Arthur Gietzelt ALP, NSW 62 $20,480.91 1989 18 Neil Andrew Lib, SA 61 $28,329.25 2004 21 Jacinta Collins** ALP, Vic 60 $26,313.54 Barney Cooney ALP, Vic 60 $18,405.49 2002 19 Dame Margaret Guilfoyle Lib, Vic 59 $26,535.36 1987 16 Susan Knowles Lib, WA 56 $46,727.43 2005 11 Reginald Withers Lib, WA 56 $48,708.58 1987 22 David Connolly Lib, NSW 55 $13,748.37 1996 22 Allan Morris ALP, NSW 55 $14,970.26 2001 19 Brian Gibson Lib, Tas 54 $15,848.00 2002 9 Peter Howson Lib, Vic 54 $30,359.77 1972 17 George Georges ALP/Ind, Qld 53 $22,969.78 1987 21 Sir James Killen Lib, Qld 52 $25,350.74 1983 28 William Morrison ALP, NSW 52 $24,141.98 6 $3,102.63 1984 16 John Wheeldon ALP, WA 52 $28,231.55 1981 16 Kenneth Wriedt ALP, Tas 52 $21,113.93 1980 15 Len Harris ON, Qld 51 $33,247.57 2005 6 Winston Crane Lib, WA 49 $14,206.03 2002 12 Michelle O'Byrne ALP, Tas 47 $18,004.78 2004 6 Grant Tambling CLP, NT 47 $27,713.51 2 $1,908.22 2001 18 David Kemp Lib, Vic 46 $19,512.99 2004 15 Stewart West ALP, NSW 46 $16,092.90 1983 16 Sue Mackay ALP, Tas 44 $20,152.31 2005 10 Douglas McClelland ALP, NSW 43 $16,633.91 1987 25 Don Chipp Lib/Dem, Vic 42 $20,291.70 1986 17 Steele Hall Lib, SA 42 $16,475.41 1996 19 John Quirke ALP, SA 42 $16,923.55 2000 3 Don Grimes ALP, Tas 41 $15,019.69 1987 13 Michael Ronaldson** Lib, Vic 41 $16,279.32 Albert James ALP, NSW 40 $5,135.83 1980 21 Peter Reith Lib, Vic 40 $16,788.00 2001 19 Shayne Murphy ALP/Ind, Tas 39 $16,068.17 2005 12 Jill Barnard widow 38 $11,545.11 Bruce Childs ALP, NSW 38 $18,363.33 3 $790.90 1997 17 Eileen Roberton widow 38 $11,715.18 Peter Staples ALP, Vic 38 $16,724.60 1996 13 Ian Macphee Lib, Vic 37 $19,203.16 1990 16 Col Sir Reginald Swartz Lib, Qld 37 $13,992.10 1972 23 Ken Aldred Lib, Vic 36 $18,716.86 1996 20 Clyde Holding ALP, Vic 35 $19,171.55 1998 21 Kim C Beazley ALP, WA 34 $31,680.11 2007 28 Gareth Evans ALP, Vic 33 $16,145.62 1999 22 Douglas Everingham ALP, Qld 33 $17,249.46 1984 17 Bob Horne ALP, NSW 33 $10,338.02 2001 6 Mary Shirley Walters Lib, Tas 33 $9,020.80 1993 18 Judith Wheeldon widow 33 $20,351.63 Barbara Cook widow 31 $29,348.82 Ross Free ALP, NSW 31 $10,581.01 1996 16 Bob Sercombe ALP, Vic 31 $17,672.63 2007 12 Bill O'Chee Nat, Qld 30 $14,214.20 1999 10 Barbara Hamer widow 29 $11,492.30 Colin Hollis ALP, NSW 29 $11,302.09 2001 19 David Hamer Lib,Vic 28 $8,287.88 1990 21 Jim Short Lib, Vic 28 $11,402.10 1997 13 Stuart Henry Lib, WA 27 $24,866.00 2007 3 Rev John Woodley Dem, Qld 27 $11,836.60 2001 8 John Sharp Nat, NSW 26 $10,125.97 1998 14 Daryl Williams Lib, WA 26 $21,949.12 2004 12 Tsebin Tchen Lib, Vic 25 $12,691.45 2005 6 Mark Baker Lib, Tas 24 $7,166.57 2007 3 Paul Calvert Lib, Tas 24 $11,104.67 2007 20 Peter Durack Lib, WA 24 $17,815.29 1993 22 Leonie Short ALP, Qld 24 $13,208.66 2 $759.20 2001 1 Bruce Baird Lib, NSW 23 $9,909.02 2007 10 Brian Greig Dem, WA 23 $20,747.88 2005 6 Harry Quick ALP/Ind, Tas 23 $9,229.32 2007 15 Patricia Davidson widow 22 $7,970.25 Robert Hill Lib, SA 22 $9,202.40 2006 25 Lou Lieberman Lib, Vic 22 $6,992.39 2001 9 Ann Corcoran ALP, Vic 21 $8,445.05 1 $138.76 2007 8 Santo Santoro Lib, Qld 21 $14,979.03 2007 5 Idun Chipp widow 20 $7,727.85 Gavan O'Connor ALP/Ind, Vic 20 $9,322.24 2007 15 Andrew Thompson Lib, NSW 20 $7,708.29 2001 7 Lady Margaret Young widow 20 $11,000.27 Phil Barresi Lib, Vic 17 $8,062.28 2007 12 Gerry Hand ALP, Vic 17 $10,733.72 1993 10 Geoff Prosser Lib, WA 17 $12,785.83 2007 21 Aden Ridgeway Dem, NSW 17 $8,473.06 2005 6 Ian Robinson Nat, NSW 17 $4,687.16 1990 27 Kim Wilkie ALP, WA 17 $13,659.09 2007 9 Patricia Fitzgerald widow 16 $6,308.52 Stuart St Clair Nat, NSW 16 $3,453.27 2001 3 Barry Cohen ALP, NSW 15 $6,473.50 1990 21 Meg Lees Dem/Ind, SA 15 $7,818.39 2005 16 Ian Campbell Lib, WA 14 $15,259.51 2007 18 Jim Lloyd Lib, NSW 14 $9,452.22 2007 12 Jeannette McHugh ALP, NSW 14 $3,861.11 1996 13 Michael Organ GRN, NSW 14 $6,513.10 2004 2 David Tollner CLP, NT 14 $7,754.78 2007 6 Barry Wakelin Lib, SA 14 $5,443.85 2007 15 William Wentworth Lib, NSW 14 $2,907.09 1977 28 Albert Aderman Nat, Qld 13 $394.93 1990 20 Mal Brough Lib, Qld 13 $8,080.50 2007 12 Noel Crichton-Browne Lib/Ind, WA 13 $8,959.60 1996 15 Teresa Gambaro Lib, Qld 12 $7,697.11 2007 12 Peter King Lib/Ind, NSW 12 $4,396.42 2004 3 Mark Latham ALP, NSW 12 $6,688.52 2005 11 Sid Sidebottom** ALP, Tas 12 $4,252.55 Graham Edwards ALP, WA 11 $9,633.36 2007 10 Dr Richard Klugman ALP, NSW 11 $4,857.33 1990 11 Clythe McLeay