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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Sources
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities, quarterly
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