Steph Hodgins-May’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $509,178
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
Steph Hodgins-May is Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens. Steph Hodgins-May claimed $509,178 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 199th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $141,924. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($171,141); Office Administration ($111,792); Employee Travel ($107,410). 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: Party leadership
4
$610,667
$101,489 below this group's median of $610,667
State: VIC
12
$530,292
$21,114 below this group's median of $530,292
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.
Steph Hodgins-May'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 – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$171,141
$188,110
$16,969 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$171,141
Office Administration – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$111,792
$262,346
$150,554 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$89,262
Office Consumables and Services
$20,138
Publications
$1,405
Telephonic Services
$986
Employee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$107,410
$124,917
$17,507 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$107,410
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$39,094
$45,732
$6,638 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$39,094
Travel Allowance – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$37,520
$34,320
$3,200 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$37,520
Other Car Costs – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$32,515
$28,254
$4,261 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,137
COMCAR
$9,378
Family or Nominee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$7,837
$1,839
$5,998 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,991
COMCAR
$552
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$294
Telecommunications – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,170
$2,683
$1,513 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,170
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$699
$340
$359 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$699
Total across all periods: $997,135 (1 Apr 2024 – 30 Sep 2026, 10 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 – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$311,285
Office Facilities - Not stated
$311,285
Office Administration – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$275,574
Printing and Communications
$213,492
Office Consumables and Services
$54,511
Telephonic Services
$4,986
Publications
$2,585
Employee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$185,802
Domestic Travel
$185,802
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$70,806
Fares
$70,806
Travel Allowance – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$69,596
Travel Allowance
$69,458
Cancelled Accommodation
$138
Other Car Costs – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$65,047
Private-Plated Vehicle
$47,432
COMCAR
$17,551
Parking
$65
Family or Nominee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$13,678
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$12,619
COMCAR
$552
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$507
Telecommunications – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$3,604
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,604
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,743
Parliamentary Duties
$1,325
Electorate Duties
$333
Party Political Duties
$85
What’s included in these figures
The total for Steph Hodgins-May is the sum of all expenses charged to Steph Hodgins-May’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?
Steph Hodgins-May’s four-quarter total of $509,178 (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 $141,924, against an average of $127,295 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. Steph Hodgins-May’s total of $509,178 is $195,333 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 199th 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.” Steph Hodgins-May’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($171,141).
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 Steph Hodgins-May this came to $7,837 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.
