Position: Shadow Minister for Youth; Shadow Minister for Sport; Shadow Minister for Arts
Angie Bell is Shadow Minister for Youth; Shadow Minister for Sport; Shadow Minister for Arts. Angie Bell claimed $736,879 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 73rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $237,680. Largest categories: Office Administration ($301,056); Office Facilities ($167,321); Employee Travel ($125,524). 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.
Angie Bell's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$301,056
$221,473
$79,583 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$226,285
Office Consumables and Services
$72,138
Publications
$2,633
Office Facilities – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$167,321
$183,185
$15,864 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$167,321
Employee Travel – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$125,524
$114,932
$10,592 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$125,524
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,902
$43,715
$11,187 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$54,902
Other Car Costs – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$48,887
$27,108
$21,779 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$25,366
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,521
Travel Allowance – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$34,957
$31,310
$3,647 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$34,957
Family or Nominee Travel – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,378
$3,367
$989 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,006
COMCAR
$372
Telecommunications – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,398
$2,701
$1,303 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,398
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Angie Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$457
$378
$79 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$457
Total across all periods: $3,892,112 (1 Apr 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 29 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 – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,842,778
Printing and Communications
$1,572,747
Office Consumables and Services
$258,035
Telephonic Services
$6,000
Publications
$5,996
Office Facilities – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,037,272
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,037,272
Employee Travel – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$425,928
Domestic Travel
$425,928
Other Car Costs – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$183,006
Private-Plated Vehicle
$102,758
COMCAR
$79,675
Parking
$574
Travel Allowance – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$178,470
Travel Allowance
$178,470
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$174,000
Fares
$174,000
Telecommunications – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$26,862
Telecommunications - Usage
$26,862
Family or Nominee Travel – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,864
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$9,256
COMCAR
$1,608
International Travel – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$9,493
Parliamentary Delegations
$9,493
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Angie Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,438
Parliamentary Duties
$2,605
Official Duties
$481
Electorate Duties
$352
What’s included in these figures
The total for Angie Bell is the sum of all expenses charged to Angie Bell’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?
Angie Bell’s four-quarter total of $736,879 (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 $237,680, against an average of $184,220 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. Angie Bell’s total of $736,879 is $89,173 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 73rd 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.” Angie Bell’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($301,056).
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 Angie Bell this came to $2,378 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.
