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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Zali Steggall

IndependentNSWWARRINGAH

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$200,860

1.5× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 MPs

Shown in today's value: each quarter is adjusted for inflation with the ABS CPI, then compared. Applies across the site. How this works.

Of which $96,000 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $672.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2019$4,840,657 across 28 quarters of claims.

About $691,522 per year in office, over 28 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 18 May 2019, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023 → Jan–Mar 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan-Mar 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Office Facilities
    $104,861
    • Other$104,861
  2. Office Administration
    $55,059
    • Printing and Communications$51,225
    • Office Consumables and Services$3,508
    • Publications$326
  3. Employee Travel
    $25,490
    • Domestic Travel$25,490
  4. Other Car Costs
    $6,451
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$5,939
    • COMCAR$512
  5. Travel Allowance
    $5,796
    • Travel Allowance$5,796
  6. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,869
    • Fares$1,869
  7. Telecommunications
    $712
    • Telecommunications - Usage$712
  8. Family Travel
    $622
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$622

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $104,860.53
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $25,489.99
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $5,000.00
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $5,000.00
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $5,000.00
  6. Printing and Communications 23 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $4,135.45
  7. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $4,090.91
  8. Printing and Communications 4 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $4,019.00
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $2,225.00
  10. Printing and Communications 18 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $1,993.34

Overseas travel, with stated reason

The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.

  1. USA - Parliamentary Delegation Travel
    USA · 27 Oct 2023 → 8 Nov 2023 · 13 days
    $32,429
    $2,495/day
  2. Official Travel - China and Mongolia
    China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Singapore · 11 Oct 2024 → 20 Oct 2024 · 10 days
    $26,870
    $2,687/day
  3. Parliamentary Delegation
    India · 2 Nov 2019 → 9 Nov 2019 · 8 days
    $11,004
    $1,375/day
  4. Parliamentary Delegation
    India · 2 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019 · 7 days
    $672
    $96/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Apr–Jun 2023 to Jan–Mar 2026); the median comparison is against MPs in the same seniority role that quarter, falling back to all parliamentarians where a role is unknown.

Refreshed 15 June 2026 · Caveats