Raff Ciccone claimed $553,833 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 160th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $126,301. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($247,949); Office Administration ($98,359); Employee Travel ($59,216). 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
$57,402 above this group's median of $496,431
State: VIC
12
$467,558
$86,275 above this group's median of $467,558
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.
Raff Ciccone's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$247,949
$183,185
$64,764 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$247,949
Office Administration – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$98,359
$221,473
$123,114 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$74,693
Office Consumables and Services
$21,587
Publications
$2,079
Employee Travel – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$59,216
$114,932
$55,716 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$59,216
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$46,479
$43,715
$2,764 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$46,479
Other Car Costs – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$37,156
$27,108
$10,048 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,125
COMCAR
$18,010
Parking
$21
Travel Allowance – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$29,897
$31,310
$1,413 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$29,897
International Travel – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$27,912
$0
$27,912 above the median of $0
Representing a Minister
$27,912
Family or Nominee Travel – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,792
$3,367
$425 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,792
Telecommunications – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,959
$2,701
$742 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,285
Telecommunications - Usage
$675
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Raff Ciccone, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,114
$378
$736 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$985
Electorate Duties
$129
Total across all periods: $3,242,003 (1 Jan 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 30 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 – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,322,030
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,322,030
Office Administration – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$780,290
Printing and Communications
$633,668
Office Consumables and Services
$117,245
Publications
$24,377
Telephonic Services
$5,000
Employee Travel – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$424,355
Domestic Travel
$424,355
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$243,415
Fares
$243,415
Other Car Costs – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$198,442
Private-Plated Vehicle
$103,509
COMCAR
$94,820
Parking
$113
Travel Allowance – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$188,825
Travel Allowance
$188,825
Telecommunications – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$38,611
Telecommunications - Usage
$32,596
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,014
International Travel – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$27,912
Representing a Minister
$27,912
Family or Nominee Travel – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$14,963
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$14,628
COMCAR
$335
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Raff Ciccone, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,159
Parliamentary Duties
$2,972
Electorate Duties
$187
What’s included in these figures
The total for Raff Ciccone is the sum of all expenses charged to Raff Ciccone’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?
Raff Ciccone’s four-quarter total of $553,833 (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 $126,301, against an average of $138,458 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. Raff Ciccone’s total of $553,833 is $93,873 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 160th 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.” Raff Ciccone’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($247,949).
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 Raff Ciccone this came to $3,792 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.
