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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Don Farrell

Australian Labor Party · SA

Expenses this quarter
$453,752
Rank
6th of 257
vs median
+223%
median $140,661
Quarters on record
36

Largest category this quarter: Employee Travel ($249,594).

Figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source.

Quarter-over-quarter

Expenditure by category

Expenditure detail

Employee Travel

$249,594
Domestic TravelIPEA$171,315.07
International TravelIPEA$39,725.32
International TravelIPEA$25,354.96
International TravelIPEA$13,198.75

Office Facilities

$91,829
—IPEA$91,828.67

International Travel

$49,159
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$15,955.66
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$12,998.25
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$12,557.48
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$5,529.33
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,375.93
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$378.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$378.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$315.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$38.87
Ministerial VisitsIPEA-$27.86
Ministerial VisitsIPEA-$339.83

Office Administration

$25,577
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,773.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,894.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,052.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,374.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,363.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,189.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$847.22
PublicationsIPEA$686.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$381.27
PublicationsIPEA$368.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$345.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$335.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$326.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$304.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$277.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$119.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$78.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$61.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$61.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$4.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$35.25

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$15,263
FaresIPEA$2,226.60
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,227.37
FaresIPEA$780.10
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$637.96
FaresIPEA$594.57
FaresIPEA$566.07
FaresIPEA$479.74
FaresIPEA$476.92
FaresIPEA$462.17
FaresIPEA$373.23
FaresIPEA$373.23
FaresIPEA$331.98
FaresIPEA$331.98
FaresIPEA$286.58
FaresIPEA$235.18
FaresIPEA$181.22
FaresIPEA-$181.22

Travel Allowance

$8,806
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$972.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Family Travel

$7,653
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,278.09
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,227.37
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$948.77
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$856.69
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$774.29
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$585.82
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$542.62
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$542.62
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$542.19
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$424.25
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$331.98
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$331.98
COMCARIPEA$151.74
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$1,154.50

Other Car Costs

$4,465
COMCARIPEA$150.70
COMCARIPEA$144.94
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$118.44
COMCARIPEA$114.00
COMCARIPEA$102.90
COMCARIPEA$101.76
COMCARIPEA$95.76
COMCARIPEA$91.60
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$87.36
COMCARIPEA$85.87
COMCARIPEA$85.14
COMCARIPEA$81.90
COMCARIPEA$78.48
COMCARIPEA$76.26
COMCARIPEA$71.90
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,406
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$381.82
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27