Mary Aldred’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $617,600
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Opposition Whip
Mary Aldred is Opposition Whip. Mary Aldred claimed $617,600 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, the 2025–26 financial year), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 128th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $253,490. Largest categories: Office Administration ($284,013); Office Facilities ($149,166); Employee Travel ($106,441). 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 224 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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$284,013
$221,473
$62,540 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$187,012
Office Consumables and Services
$84,672
Publications
$12,329
Office Facilities – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$149,166
$183,185
$34,019 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$149,166
Employee Travel – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$106,441
$114,932
$8,491 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$106,441
Travel Allowance – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$27,446
$31,310
$3,864 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$27,446
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$26,373
$43,715
$17,342 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$26,373
Other Car Costs – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$20,957
$27,108
$6,151 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$11,453
COMCAR
$5,204
Parking
$2,749
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,551
Telecommunications – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,176
$2,701
$525 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,176
Family or Nominee Travel – Mary Aldred, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,028
$3,367
$2,339 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$814
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$112
COMCAR
$102
Total across all periods: $626,855 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, 5 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
$284,014
Printing and Communications
$187,012
Office Consumables and Services
$84,673
Publications
$12,329
Office Facilities – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$157,191
Office Facilities - Not stated
$157,191
Employee Travel – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$106,441
Domestic Travel
$106,441
Travel Allowance – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$27,446
Travel Allowance
$27,446
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$26,373
Fares
$26,373
Other Car Costs – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$22,187
Private-Plated Vehicle
$11,453
COMCAR
$6,434
Parking
$2,749
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,551
Telecommunications – Mary Aldred, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$2,176
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,176
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 2025–26 financial year: 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 2 Sep 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 2026-10-23.
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 $617,600 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Apr–Jun 2026) was $253,490, against an average of $154,400 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 224 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $647,706 and half more. Mary Aldred’s total of $617,600 is $30,106 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 128th of 224.
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 ($284,013).
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 $1,028 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.
