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Window · Jul-Sep 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.

$124,456,671
Total work expenditure · 9 months · Jul-Sep 2025 – Jan-Mar 2026
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Time range
Latest quarter6 months9 months12 months2 years3 years5 yearsSince Q2 2017
3 quarters
Parliamentarians
280
Avg / parliamentarian
$444,488
Quarters
3

By chamber

  • House · 190$88,618,058
    71.2% of total
  • Senate · 90$35,838,613
    28.8% of total

By party (top 6)

  • Australian Labor Party · 138$73,780,801
    59.3% of total
  • Liberal Party of Australia · 79$26,178,571
    21.0% of total
  • National Party of Australia · 22$9,539,592
    7.7% of total
  • Independent · 22$8,163,498
    6.6% of total
  • Australian Greens · 14$4,721,497
    3.8% of total
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation · 5$2,072,711
    1.7% of total

By state / territory

  • NSW · 72$36,195,665
    29.1% of total
  • VIC · 60$24,523,412
    19.7% of total
  • QLD · 53$23,994,290
    19.3% of total
  • WA · 32$16,134,957
    13.0% of total
  • SA · 26$12,121,002
    9.7% of total
  • TAS · 21$6,264,509
    5.0% of total
  • NT · 5$2,897,871
    2.3% of total
  • ACT · 5$1,692,956
    1.4% of total
  • — · 6$632,009
    0.5% of total

Highest expenditure · 9 months

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#NamePartyStateQtrsExpenses
1Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Labor PartyNSW3/3$3,369,138
2Sussan LeyLiberal Party of AustraliaNSW3/3$1,724,259
3Penny WongAustralian Labor PartySA3/3$1,519,969
4Tony BurkeAustralian Labor PartyNSW3/3$1,505,843
5Don FarrellAustralian Labor PartySA3/3$1,381,639
6Richard MarlesAustralian Labor PartyVIC3/3$1,309,553
7Madeleine KingAustralian Labor PartyWA3/3$1,244,841
8Tanya PlibersekAustralian Labor PartyNSW3/3$1,216,165
9Anika WellsAustralian Labor PartyQLD3/3$1,204,338
10Michelle RowlandAustralian Labor PartyNSW3/3$1,192,642

Cumulative IPEA-reported expenditure across Jul-Sep 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.