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Window · Apr-Jun 2024 – 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.

$343,365,461
Total work expenditure · 2 years · Apr-Jun 2024 – Jan-Mar 2026
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Time range
Latest quarter6 months9 months12 months2 years3 years5 yearsSince Q2 2017
8 quarters
Parliamentarians
294
Avg / parliamentarian
$1,167,910
Quarters
8

By chamber

  • House · 199$248,949,967
    72.5% of total
  • Senate · 95$94,415,494
    27.5% of total

By party (top 6)

  • Australian Labor Party · 141$189,888,071
    55.3% of total
  • Liberal Party of Australia · 88$82,799,941
    24.1% of total
  • National Party of Australia · 23$26,935,060
    7.8% of total
  • Independent · 22$24,047,445
    7.0% of total
  • Australian Greens · 15$15,114,833
    4.4% of total
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation · 5$4,580,111
    1.3% of total

By state / territory

  • NSW · 76$101,922,787
    29.7% of total
  • VIC · 64$70,121,052
    20.4% of total
  • QLD · 55$64,675,496
    18.8% of total
  • WA · 33$42,124,919
    12.3% of total
  • SA · 27$33,151,260
    9.7% of total
  • TAS · 21$17,030,432
    5.0% of total
  • NT · 5$7,927,271
    2.3% of total
  • ACT · 6$4,692,147
    1.4% of total
  • — · 7$1,720,097
    0.5% of total

Highest expenditure · 2 years

Full register →
#NamePartyStateQtrsExpenses
1Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Labor PartyNSW8/8$8,792,600
2Penny WongAustralian Labor PartySA8/8$3,968,827
3Tony BurkeAustralian Labor PartyNSW8/8$3,876,034
4Sussan LeyLiberal Party of AustraliaNSW8/8$3,816,179
5Peter DuttonLiberal Party of AustraliaQLD8/8$3,705,071
6Tanya PlibersekAustralian Labor PartyNSW8/8$3,387,353
7Michelle RowlandAustralian Labor PartyNSW8/8$3,377,436
8Don FarrellAustralian Labor PartySA8/8$3,335,563
9Madeleine KingAustralian Labor PartyWA8/8$3,246,389
10David LittleproudNational Party of AustraliaQLD8/8$3,243,326

Cumulative IPEA-reported expenditure across Apr-Jun 2024 – 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.