Sarah Hanson-Young’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $526,269
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Manager of Australian Greens Business in the Senate
Sarah Hanson-Young is Manager of Australian Greens Business in the Senate. Sarah Hanson-Young claimed $526,269 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 178th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $128,603. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($187,503); Employee Travel ($110,905); Office Administration ($79,889). 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: Party leadership
4
$625,883
$99,614 below this group's median of $625,883
State: SA
12
$512,142
$14,127 above this group's median of $512,142
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.
Sarah Hanson-Young's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$187,503
$183,185
$4,318 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$187,503
Employee Travel – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$110,905
$114,932
$4,027 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$110,905
Office Administration – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$79,889
$221,473
$141,584 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$46,865
Office Consumables and Services
$18,961
Telephonic Services
$10,338
Publications
$3,725
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,975
$43,715
$11,260 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$54,975
Travel Allowance – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$53,498
$31,310
$22,188 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$53,498
Family or Nominee Travel – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$20,813
$3,367
$17,446 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$20,813
Other Car Costs – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$9,938
$27,108
$17,170 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$9,938
Telecommunications – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,382
$2,701
$2,681 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,494
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$888
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Sarah Hanson-Young, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,366
$378
$2,988 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$3,366
Total across all periods: $3,835,063 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 34 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 – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,266,329
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,266,329
Office Administration – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$912,594
Printing and Communications
$734,342
Office Consumables and Services
$121,089
Publications
$35,507
Telephonic Services
$21,656
Employee Travel – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$686,356
Domestic Travel
$674,511
International Travel
$11,844
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$391,592
Fares
$391,592
Travel Allowance – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$355,253
Travel Allowance
$355,253
Family or Nominee Travel – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$92,325
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$92,325
Other Car Costs – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$52,316
COMCAR
$51,126
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$1,190
Telecommunications – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$44,844
Telecommunications - Usage
$36,048
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,795
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$24,053
Parliamentary Duties
$20,973
Official Duties
$1,925
Cancelled Transport
$1,064
Electorate Duties
$395
Electorate
-$303
International Travel – Sarah Hanson-Young, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$9,400
Official Visits
$9,400
What’s included in these figures
The total for Sarah Hanson-Young is the sum of all expenses charged to Sarah Hanson-Young’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?
Sarah Hanson-Young’s four-quarter total of $526,269 (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 $128,603, against an average of $131,567 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. Sarah Hanson-Young’s total of $526,269 is $121,437 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 178th 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.” Sarah Hanson-Young’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($187,503).
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 Sarah Hanson-Young this came to $20,813 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.
