Window · Apr-Jun 2021 – 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.
$746,885,144
Total work expenditure · 5 years · Apr-Jun 2021 – Jan-Mar 2026
Parliamentarians
321
Avg / parliamentarian
$2,326,745
Quarters
20
By chamber
- House · 216$555,048,67674.3% of total
- Senate · 105$191,836,46825.7% of total
By party (top 6)
- Australian Labor Party · 138$349,575,34746.8% of total
- Liberal Party of Australia · 116$243,182,59132.6% of total
- National Party of Australia · 24$64,223,0218.6% of total
- Independent · 24$49,390,7256.6% of total
- Australian Greens · 16$30,658,7524.1% of total
- Pauline Hanson's One Nation · 3$9,854,7081.3% of total
By state / territory
- NSW · 77$221,798,18129.7% of total
- VIC · 74$157,181,02621.0% of total
- QLD · 57$143,660,01919.2% of total
- WA · 41$90,636,41712.1% of total
- SA · 30$66,991,5089.0% of total
- TAS · 21$36,323,8554.9% of total
- NT · 6$13,638,6501.8% of total
- ACT · 6$10,939,8011.5% of total
- — · 7$4,234,7650.6% of total
- SU · 2$1,480,9220.2% of total
Highest expenditure · 5 years
Full register →| # | Name | Party | State | Qtrs | Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Albanese | Australian Labor Party | NSW | 20/20 | $16,031,711 |
| 2 | Peter Dutton | Liberal Party of Australia | QLD | 22/20 | $10,427,339 |
| 3 | David Littleproud | National Party of Australia | QLD | 21/20 | $7,578,476 |
| 4 | Sussan Ley | Liberal Party of Australia | NSW | 22/20 | $7,339,318 |
| 5 | Scott Morrison | Liberal Party of Australia | NSW | 20/20 | $7,071,508 |
| 6 | Penny Wong | Australian Labor Party | SA | 20/20 | $6,817,899 |
| 7 | Tanya Plibersek | Australian Labor Party | NSW | 20/20 | $6,215,169 |
| 8 | Madeleine King | Australian Labor Party | WA | 20/20 | $5,884,420 |
| 9 | Bob Katter | Independent | QLD | 24/20 | $5,855,473 |
| 10 | Tony Burke | Australian Labor Party | NSW | 20/20 | $5,808,348 |
Cumulative IPEA-reported expenditure across Apr-Jun 2021 – 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.