Ali France’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $674,224
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Ali France claimed $674,224 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 129th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $136,768. Largest categories: Office Administration ($349,901); Office Facilities ($151,178); Employee Travel ($91,718). 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.
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.
Ali France'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 Administration – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$349,901
$262,346
$87,555 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$304,228
Office Consumables and Services
$43,399
Publications
$1,827
Telephonic Services
$448
Office Facilities – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$151,178
$188,110
$36,932 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$151,178
Employee Travel – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$91,718
$124,917
$33,199 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$91,718
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$41,775
$45,732
$3,957 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$41,775
Travel Allowance – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$24,221
$34,320
$10,099 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$24,221
Other Car Costs – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$7,470
$28,254
$20,784 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$7,470
Telecommunications – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,230
$2,683
$2,547 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$5,230
Family or Nominee Travel – Ali France, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,730
$1,839
$891 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,730
Total across all periods: $814,042 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Sep 2026, 6 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 – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$404,234
Printing and Communications
$331,510
Office Consumables and Services
$70,450
Publications
$1,827
Telephonic Services
$448
Office Facilities – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$187,529
Office Facilities - Not stated
$187,529
Employee Travel – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$112,991
Domestic Travel
$112,991
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$53,440
Fares
$53,440
Travel Allowance – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$31,447
Travel Allowance
$31,447
Other Car Costs – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$10,885
COMCAR
$10,885
Family or Nominee Travel – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$7,883
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$7,883
Telecommunications – Ali France, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$5,633
Telecommunications - Usage
$5,633
What’s included in these figures
The total for Ali France is the sum of all expenses charged to Ali France’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?
Ali France’s four-quarter total of $674,224 (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 $136,768, against an average of $168,556 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. Ali France’s total of $674,224 is $30,287 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 129th 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.” Ali France’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($349,901).
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 Ali France this came to $2,730 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.
