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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Penny Wong

Australian Labor Party · SA

Expenses this quarter
$508,059
Rank
3rd of 257
vs median
+261%
median $140,661
Quarters on record
36

Largest category this quarter: Employee Travel ($313,039).

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

Quarter-over-quarter

Expenditure by category

Expenditure detail

Employee Travel

$313,039
Domestic TravelIPEA$198,867.92
International TravelIPEA$80,093.56
International TravelIPEA$33,137.22
International TravelIPEA$580.40
International TravelIPEA$240.00
International TravelIPEA$120.00

International Travel

$70,663
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$39,456.32
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$16,568.61
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$3,684.77
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$3,375.84
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$2,273.52
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,878.24
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,266.07
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,091.32
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$400.55
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$290.20
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00

Office Facilities

$69,786
—IPEA$69,786.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$21,226
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,227.37
FaresIPEA$1,227.36
FaresIPEA$1,065.82
FaresIPEA$957.52
FaresIPEA$948.77
FaresIPEA$909.07
FaresIPEA$909.07
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$752.92
FaresIPEA$752.92
FaresIPEA$716.46
FaresIPEA$650.85
FaresIPEA$585.82
FaresIPEA$585.82
FaresIPEA$555.09
FaresIPEA$507.09
FaresIPEA$479.74
FaresIPEA$479.74

Office Administration

$14,416
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,107.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,243.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$976.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$955.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$790.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$790.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$680.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$550.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$503.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$490.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$448.00
PublicationsIPEA$445.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$139.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$85.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$80.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.36
PublicationsIPEA$47.27
PublicationsIPEA$47.27
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
PublicationsIPEA$36.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.91
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
PublicationsIPEA$21.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.05
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
PublicationsIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$15.41
PublicationsIPEA-$22.58

Other Car Costs

$10,766
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,271.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,271.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,271.50
COMCARIPEA$203.90
COMCARIPEA$175.02
COMCARIPEA$142.38
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.20
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$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$109.49
COMCARIPEA$97.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$94.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.70
COMCARIPEA$87.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.45
COMCARIPEA$84.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.40
COMCARIPEA$78.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.59
COMCARIPEA$76.26
COMCARIPEA$76.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.05
COMCARIPEA$71.82
COMCARIPEA$71.82
COMCARIPEA$71.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.19
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$68.82
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
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$66.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Travel Allowance

$6,762
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Telecommunications

$1,400
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$382.60
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$338.19
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$337.50
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$102.73
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$45.45