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Window · Oct-Dec 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.

$85,502,368
Total work expenditure · 6 months · Oct-Dec 2025 – Jan-Mar 2026
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Time range
Latest quarter6 months9 months12 months2 years3 years5 yearsSince Q2 2017
2 quarters
Parliamentarians
269
Avg / parliamentarian
$317,853
Quarters
2

By chamber

  • House · 180$61,414,768
    71.8% of total
  • Senate · 89$24,087,600
    28.2% of total

By party (top 6)

  • Australian Labor Party · 136$51,172,031
    59.8% of total
  • Liberal Party of Australia · 73$17,739,329
    20.7% of total
  • National Party of Australia · 20$6,298,568
    7.4% of total
  • Independent · 22$5,531,038
    6.5% of total
  • Australian Greens · 13$3,226,675
    3.8% of total
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation · 5$1,534,726
    1.8% of total

By state / territory

  • NSW · 70$25,531,008
    29.9% of total
  • VIC · 58$16,955,606
    19.8% of total
  • QLD · 50$16,253,837
    19.0% of total
  • WA · 31$10,899,378
    12.7% of total
  • SA · 26$8,133,018
    9.5% of total
  • TAS · 20$4,141,128
    4.8% of total
  • NT · 4$1,917,576
    2.2% of total
  • ACT · 5$1,244,798
    1.5% of total
  • — · 5$426,018
    0.5% of total

Highest expenditure · 6 months

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#NamePartyStateQtrsExpenses
1Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Labor PartyNSW2/2$2,428,059
2Sussan LeyLiberal Party of AustraliaNSW2/2$1,168,183
3Penny WongAustralian Labor PartySA2/2$1,034,807
4Tony BurkeAustralian Labor PartyNSW2/2$1,026,922
5Richard MarlesAustralian Labor PartyVIC2/2$954,635
6Don FarrellAustralian Labor PartySA2/2$925,065
7Chris BowenAustralian Labor PartyNSW2/2$889,775
8Madeleine KingAustralian Labor PartyWA2/2$876,759
9Tanya PlibersekAustralian Labor PartyNSW2/2$830,402
10Michelle RowlandAustralian Labor PartyNSW2/2$818,096

Cumulative IPEA-reported expenditure across Oct-Dec 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.