Lisa Darmanin’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $396,905
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Deputy Government Whip in the Senate
Lisa Darmanin is Deputy Government Whip in the Senate. Lisa Darmanin claimed $396,905 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 215th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $131,990. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($130,164); Employee Travel ($106,104); Office Administration ($78,440). 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: Whip
10
$425,487
$28,582 below this group's median of $425,487
State: VIC
12
$467,558
$70,653 below 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.
Lisa Darmanin's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$130,164
$183,185
$53,021 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$130,164
Employee Travel – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$106,104
$114,932
$8,828 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$106,104
Office Administration – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$78,440
$221,473
$143,033 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$62,567
Office Consumables and Services
$14,746
Publications
$1,127
Travel Allowance – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$29,826
$31,310
$1,484 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$29,826
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$27,238
$43,715
$16,477 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$27,238
Other Car Costs – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$21,787
$27,108
$5,321 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$14,614
COMCAR
$7,173
Family or Nominee Travel – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,721
$3,367
$646 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,721
Telecommunications – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$614
$2,701
$2,087 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$614
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Lisa Darmanin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$11
$378
$367 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$11
Total across all periods: $724,799 (1 Apr 2024 – 30 Jun 2026, 9 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 – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$221,318
Office Facilities - Not stated
$221,318
Office Administration – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$184,339
Printing and Communications
$156,230
Office Consumables and Services
$24,187
Publications
$3,922
Employee Travel – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$167,899
Domestic Travel
$167,899
Travel Allowance – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$53,060
Travel Allowance
$53,060
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$47,970
Fares
$47,970
Other Car Costs – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$42,094
Private-Plated Vehicle
$29,670
COMCAR
$12,424
Family or Nominee Travel – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,180
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,180
Telecommunications – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$1,782
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,314
Telecommunications - Usage
$469
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Lisa Darmanin, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$155
Parliamentary Duties
$155
What’s included in these figures
The total for Lisa Darmanin is the sum of all expenses charged to Lisa Darmanin’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?
Lisa Darmanin’s four-quarter total of $396,905 (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 $131,990, against an average of $99,226 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. Lisa Darmanin’s total of $396,905 is $250,801 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 215th 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.” Lisa Darmanin’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($130,164).
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 Lisa Darmanin this came to $2,721 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.
