Penny Allman-Payne claimed $512,337 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 183rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $144,796. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($161,904); Employee Travel ($126,112); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($76,882). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$15,906 above this group's median of $496,431
State: QLD
12
$726,812
$214,475 below this group's median of $726,812
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); 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. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Penny Allman-Payne's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$161,904
$183,185
$21,281 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$161,904
Employee Travel – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$126,112
$114,932
$11,180 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$126,112
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
International Travel – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$15,651
$0
$15,651 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$15,651
Other Car Costs – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$6,001
$27,108
$21,107 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$5,898
Parking
$103
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$5,124
$378
$4,746 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$4,782
Party Political Duties
$248
Electorate Duties
$94
Family or Nominee Travel – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$4,864
$3,367
$1,497 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,864
Telecommunications – Penny Allman-Payne, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,682
$2,701
$19 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,678
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,004
Total across all periods: $1,955,902 (1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 16 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Facilities – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$545,780
Office Facilities - Not stated
$545,780
Office Administration – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$422,860
Printing and Communications
$340,824
Office Consumables and Services
$71,356
Telephonic Services
$9,232
Publications
$1,448
Employee Travel – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$390,207
Domestic Travel
$390,207
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$242,198
Fares
$242,198
Travel Allowance – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$189,070
Travel Allowance
$188,836
Cancelled Accommodation
$234
International Travel – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$63,612
Parliamentary Delegations
$63,612
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$42,019
Parliamentary Duties
$21,996
Electorate Duties
$19,508
Party Political Duties
$438
Official Duties
$78
Other Car Costs – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$26,178
COMCAR
$25,646
Parking
$532
Family or Nominee Travel – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$21,057
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$21,057
Telecommunications – Penny Allman-Payne, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$12,921
Telecommunications - Usage
$9,266
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$3,655
What’s included in these figures
The total for Penny Allman-Payne is the sum of all expenses charged to Penny Allman-Payne’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?
Penny Allman-Payne’s four-quarter total of $512,337 (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 $144,796, against an average of $128,084 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. Penny Allman-Payne’s total of $512,337 is $135,369 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 183rd 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.” Penny Allman-Payne’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($161,904).
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 Penny Allman-Payne this came to $4,864 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.
