Mehreen Faruqi’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $593,850
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Mehreen Faruqi claimed $593,850 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 167th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $186,898. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($266,566); Office Administration ($120,086); Employee Travel ($119,383). 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 226 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)
30
$550,880
$42,970 above this group's median of $550,880
State: NSW
12
$629,889
$36,039 below this group's median of $629,889
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.
Mehreen Faruqi's total in each category over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$266,566
$188,110
$78,456 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$266,566
Office Administration – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$120,086
$262,346
$142,260 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$84,442
Office Consumables and Services
$28,532
Publications
$7,112
Employee Travel – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$119,383
$124,917
$5,534 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$119,383
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$43,057
$45,732
$2,675 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$43,057
Travel Allowance – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$30,492
$34,320
$3,828 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$30,492
Other Car Costs – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$11,764
$28,254
$16,490 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$11,764
Telecommunications – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,974
$2,683
$709 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,974
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Mehreen Faruqi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$527
$340
$187 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$527
Total across all periods: $3,977,557 (1 Jul 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 33 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 – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,975,810
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,975,810
Office Administration – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$900,164
Printing and Communications
$663,225
Office Consumables and Services
$147,581
Publications
$48,236
Telephonic Services
$41,122
Employee Travel – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$576,635
Domestic Travel
$566,764
International Travel
$9,871
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$208,172
Fares
$208,172
Travel Allowance – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$183,263
Travel Allowance
$183,263
Other Car Costs – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$66,127
COMCAR
$65,505
Private Vehicle Allowance
$608
Parking
$14
Telecommunications – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$37,753
Telecommunications - Usage
$37,753
International Travel – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$18,053
Official Visits
$9,686
Parliamentary Delegations
$8,367
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$6,491
Parliamentary Duties
$5,445
Electorate Duties
$1,046
Family or Nominee Travel – Mehreen Faruqi, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,091
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,091
What’s included in these figures
The total for Mehreen Faruqi is the sum of all expenses charged to Mehreen Faruqi’s parliamentary office and
reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): 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 11 Nov 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 2026-11-12.
Political Gadgets’ compilation is licensed
CC BY-NC 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Why four quarters instead of one?
Mehreen Faruqi’s four-quarter total of $593,850 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Jul–Sep 2026) was $186,898, against an average of $148,462 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 226 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $704,511 and half more. Mehreen Faruqi’s total of $593,850 is $110,661 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 167th of 226.
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.” Mehreen Faruqi’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($266,566).
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 Mehreen Faruqi this came to $0 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.
