Mary Aldred’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $657,054
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Opposition Whip
Mary Aldred is Opposition Whip. Mary Aldred claimed $657,054 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 136th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $173,022. Largest categories: Office Administration ($309,260); Office Facilities ($136,176); Employee Travel ($127,442). Includes family and nominee travel, as in IPEA's own totals.
How these figures differ from IPEA’s
IPEA reports claims quarter by quarter. Political Gadgets adds up the latest four reported quarters to smooth one-off spikes (an election period, an overseas trip), then compares each parliamentarian with the median of all 226 and, for House members, with similar groups. The underlying data is IPEA’s; IPEA is the authoritative source. See IPEA’s Background on Expenditure Reporting.
Clusters group the 150 House electorates by shared traits (front-bench position, seat area, state, urban/rural); medians use the same rolling four-quarter totals as the headline figure, including family and nominee travel. Clusters with a single member are not shown. Source: Compare Electorates – browse by cluster.
Mary Aldred's total in each category over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$309,260
$262,346
$46,914 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$216,444
Office Consumables and Services
$80,610
Publications
$12,206
Office Facilities – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$136,176
$188,110
$51,934 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$136,176
Employee Travel – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$127,442
$124,917
$2,525 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$127,442
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$27,451
$45,732
$18,281 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$27,451
Travel Allowance – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$27,291
$34,320
$7,029 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$27,291
Other Car Costs – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$27,227
$28,254
$1,027 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,236
COMCAR
$5,548
Parking
$4,218
Private Vehicle Allowance
$225
Telecommunications – Mary Aldred, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,206
$2,683
$477 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,206
Total across all periods: $799,878 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Sep 2026, 6 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Administration – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$355,254
Printing and Communications
$239,891
Office Consumables and Services
$101,653
Publications
$13,710
Office Facilities – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$189,499
Office Facilities - Not stated
$189,499
Employee Travel – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$147,543
Domestic Travel
$147,543
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$36,036
Fares
$36,036
Travel Allowance – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$35,739
Travel Allowance
$35,739
Other Car Costs – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$32,060
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,236
COMCAR
$8,699
Parking
$4,575
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,551
Telecommunications – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$2,719
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,719
Family or Nominee Travel – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,028
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$814
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$112
COMCAR
$102
What’s included in these figures
The total for Mary Aldred is the sum of all expenses charged to Mary Aldred’s parliamentary office and
reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): travel,
office facilities and administration, vehicles, communications and other categories. Refunds and credits
are netted off, so a category can be negative. Family and nominee travel is included, as in
IPEA’s own headline total for a parliamentarian: those claims are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and shown as their own category,
“Family or Nominee Travel”.
Method and data source
Quarterly claims are taken from IPEA’s open data on
data.gov.au (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia), current to the IPEA release of 11 Nov 2026.
Totals cover the four most recent reported quarters; the median and rank are calculated across all
sitting parliamentarians with claims in the same window. Earlier category names are matched to current ones.
Figures are compiled from IPEA data; IPEA is the authoritative source. Page generated 2026-11-12.
Political Gadgets’ compilation is licensed
CC BY-NC 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Why four quarters instead of one?
Mary Aldred’s four-quarter total of $657,054 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Jul–Sep 2026) was $173,022, against an average of $164,263 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 226 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $704,511 and half more. Mary Aldred’s total of $657,054 is $47,457 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 136th of 226.
Why do some parliamentarians claim much more than others?
IPEA says: “When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian’s role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate’s distance from the closest capital city and Canberra.” Mary Aldred’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($309,260).
Is family and nominee travel included?
Yes. Claims for travel by family members or nominees are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and counted in their total, as in IPEA’s own totals. For Mary Aldred this came to $0 over the window.
Expenditure data is compiled by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) and released under Creative Commons Licence (data.gov.au).
In all fairness there are some good reasons for variance in expenditure. The IPEA points out: "When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian's role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate's distance from the closest capital city and Canberra. Further information on why some offices may have higher travel expenditure can be found on the IPEA website Background on Expenditure Reporting page."
Former members are not included in the totals, rankings or medians shown here.
