All-time · since Apr–Jun 2017

Ranked by what they’ve claimed since 2017

$1.30 billion

About 10 days of NDIS scheme spend. How

Gross claimed across 438 parliamentarians over 36 quarters, Apr–Jun 2017 to Jan–Mar 2026. Of that, $933.0 million was discretionary (excluding Office Facilities). Parliamentarians repaid $1.1 million to the public purse over the period IPEA has published repayments (Jul–Sep 2022 onwards).

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#	MP	Party · State	Active since	Largest discretionary line (lifetime)
1	Anthony Albanese	ALP · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $3,894,194	$2,604,054	$20,796,452	$23,436,485
2	Peter Dutton	Liberal · QLD	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $2,614,983	$1,608,455	$12,030,483	$14,476,096
3	David Littleproud	Nationals · QLD	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $1,675,089	$1,366,099	$9,237,068	$12,294,895
4	Penny Wong	ALP · SA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $1,819,284	$1,225,956	$8,808,890	$11,033,600
5	Sussan Ley	Liberal · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,071,374	$1,168,963	$6,405,977	$10,520,670
6	Tanya Plibersek	ALP · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $1,228,548	$1,162,422	$7,048,285	$10,461,794
7	Tony Burke	ALP · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administration · $1,095,364	$1,059,101	$6,334,993	$9,531,911
8	Michaelia Cash	Liberal · WA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $2,399,525	$983,808	$6,307,496	$8,854,276
9	Melissa Price	Liberal · WA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $1,433,978	$978,148	$6,370,077	$8,803,335
10	Madeleine King	ALP · WA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,070,563	$972,171	$7,302,885	$8,749,541
11	Chris Bowen	ALP · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,016,867	$967,127	$6,027,869	$8,704,144
12	Bob Katter	Independent · QLD	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Other Car Costs · $1,070,809	$964,137	$6,241,266	$8,677,237
13	Michelle Rowland	ALP · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,232,091	$959,241	$5,683,264	$8,633,164
14	Michael Mccormack	Nationals · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $2,172,748	$957,577	$6,166,952	$8,618,193
15	Don Farrell	ALP · SA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $856,834	$953,253	$6,938,802	$8,579,280
16	Jim Chalmers	ALP · QLD	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,117,012	$952,663	$6,434,905	$8,573,966
17	Richard Marles	ALP · VIC	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $1,013,943	$951,031	$6,782,768	$8,559,278
18	Mark Butler	ALP · SA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,249,661	$947,978	$7,288,057	$8,531,803
19	Paul Fletcher	Liberal · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $2,155,151	$947,633	$5,520,768	$8,528,699
20	Dan Tehan	Liberal · VIC	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Employee Costs · $1,872,024	$915,680	$6,324,669	$8,241,117
21	Jason Clare	ALP · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,209,391	$903,269	$5,871,849	$8,129,423
22	Rick Wilson	Liberal · WA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,291,932	$874,915	$5,535,514	$7,874,239
23	Matt Keogh	ALP · WA	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,195,296	$867,222	$6,018,197	$7,804,996
24	Clare O'Neil	ALP · VIC	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,211,438	$867,126	$6,138,749	$7,804,130
25	Angus Taylor	Liberal · NSW	Q2 2017 · 36Q	Office Administrative Costs · $1,356,664	$864,529	$5,580,682	$7,780,761

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IPEA quarterly expenditure reports, Apr–Jun 2017 to Jan–Mar 2026
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · 36 quarters · CC-BY 3.0 AU
Every claim across every quarter rolled up per parliamentarian. Repayments only published from 2022Q03 onwards.
Consumer Price Index, Australia (cat. 6401.0)
Australian Bureau of Statistics · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities, quarterly
Used to express historical expense amounts in today's dollars. Toggle between nominal and inflation-adjusted figures using the Dollars control in the filter panel.

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