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Window · Apr-Jun 2025 – Jan-Mar 2026

The cost of representation, on the public record.

OpenBench.au aggregates the quarterly expenditure of every Australian federal parliamentarian into a single, source-linked register. Independent. Non-partisan. Drawn directly from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority.

$172,400,205
Total work expenditure · 12 months · Apr-Jun 2025 – Jan-Mar 2026
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Time range
Latest quarter6 months9 months12 months2 years3 years5 yearsSince Q2 2017
4 quarters
Parliamentarians
280
Avg / parliamentarian
$615,715
Quarters
4

By chamber

  • House · 190$122,954,211
    71.3% of total
  • Senate · 90$49,445,993
    28.7% of total

By party (top 6)

  • Australian Labor Party · 138$100,524,886
    58.3% of total
  • Liberal Party of Australia · 79$38,287,221
    22.2% of total
  • National Party of Australia · 22$13,224,296
    7.7% of total
  • Independent · 22$10,650,572
    6.2% of total
  • Australian Greens · 14$7,044,452
    4.1% of total
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation · 5$2,668,778
    1.5% of total

By state / territory

  • NSW · 72$50,538,292
    29.3% of total
  • VIC · 60$34,313,920
    19.9% of total
  • QLD · 53$32,841,174
    19.0% of total
  • WA · 32$21,641,766
    12.6% of total
  • SA · 26$16,917,845
    9.8% of total
  • TAS · 21$8,462,440
    4.9% of total
  • NT · 5$4,325,429
    2.5% of total
  • ACT · 5$2,516,816
    1.5% of total
  • — · 6$842,523
    0.5% of total

Highest expenditure · 12 months

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#NamePartyStateQtrsExpenses
1Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Labor PartyNSW4/4$5,037,679
2Sussan LeyLiberal Party of AustraliaNSW4/4$2,248,238
3Tony BurkeAustralian Labor PartyNSW4/4$2,117,889
4Penny WongAustralian Labor PartySA4/4$2,060,693
5Richard MarlesAustralian Labor PartyVIC4/4$1,892,343
6Don FarrellAustralian Labor PartySA4/4$1,847,708
7Malarndirri McCarthyAustralian Labor PartyNT4/4$1,765,563
8Tanya PlibersekAustralian Labor PartyNSW4/4$1,690,490
9Michelle RowlandAustralian Labor PartyNSW4/4$1,682,532
10Jim ChalmersAustralian Labor PartyQLD4/4$1,680,950

Cumulative IPEA-reported expenditure across Apr-Jun 2025 – Jan-Mar 2026. Higher figures typically reflect ministerial responsibilities, electorate size, or travel demands. The Qtrs column shows how many quarters in the window the parliamentarian was on the public record — a lower number can indicate retirement, replacement, or a by-election.