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Window · Apr-Jun 2023 – 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.

$518,950,123
Total work expenditure · 3 years · Apr-Jun 2023 – Jan-Mar 2026
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Time range
Latest quarter6 months9 months12 months2 years3 years5 yearsSince Q2 2017
12 quarters
Parliamentarians
326
Avg / parliamentarian
$1,591,872
Quarters
12

By chamber

  • House · 220$377,835,228
    72.8% of total
  • Senate · 106$141,114,895
    27.2% of total

By party (top 6)

  • Australian Labor Party · 148$281,619,358
    54.3% of total
  • Liberal Party of Australia · 107$129,820,419
    25.0% of total
  • National Party of Australia · 26$40,866,107
    7.9% of total
  • Independent · 25$36,863,392
    7.1% of total
  • Australian Greens · 15$23,211,048
    4.5% of total
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation · 5$6,569,798
    1.3% of total

By state / territory

  • NSW · 85$153,415,643
    29.6% of total
  • VIC · 71$107,372,670
    20.7% of total
  • QLD · 61$98,164,736
    18.9% of total
  • WA · 39$63,220,284
    12.2% of total
  • SA · 29$50,004,992
    9.6% of total
  • TAS · 22$25,835,374
    5.0% of total
  • NT · 6$11,259,358
    2.2% of total
  • ACT · 6$7,074,645
    1.4% of total
  • — · 7$2,602,420
    0.5% of total

Highest expenditure · 3 years

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#NamePartyStateQtrsExpenses
1Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Labor PartyNSW12/12$13,129,249
2Peter DuttonLiberal Party of AustraliaQLD12/12$6,719,329
3Penny WongAustralian Labor PartySA12/12$5,752,948
4Tony BurkeAustralian Labor PartyNSW12/12$5,624,174
5Sussan LeyLiberal Party of AustraliaNSW12/12$5,333,271
6Don FarrellAustralian Labor PartySA12/12$5,104,524
7Madeleine KingAustralian Labor PartyWA12/12$5,063,495
8Tanya PlibersekAustralian Labor PartyNSW12/12$5,038,466
9Michelle RowlandAustralian Labor PartyNSW12/12$4,953,428
10David LittleproudNational Party of AustraliaQLD12/12$4,872,342

Cumulative IPEA-reported expenditure across Apr-Jun 2023 – 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.