Alice Jordan-Baird’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $613,816
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Alice Jordan-Baird claimed $613,816 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 155th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $132,770. Largest categories: Office Administration ($235,872); Office Facilities ($220,696); Employee Travel ($68,559). 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.
Alice Jordan-Baird'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 – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$235,872
$262,346
$26,474 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$198,064
Office Consumables and Services
$37,222
Publications
$586
Office Facilities – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$220,696
$188,110
$32,586 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$220,696
Employee Travel – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$68,559
$124,917
$56,358 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$68,559
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$34,985
$45,732
$10,747 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$34,985
Travel Allowance – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$25,623
$34,320
$8,697 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$25,623
Other Car Costs – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$23,705
$28,254
$4,549 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$15,179
COMCAR
$8,526
Family or Nominee Travel – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,653
$1,839
$814 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,653
Telecommunications – Alice Jordan-Baird, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,723
$2,683
$960 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,723
Total across all periods: $765,340 (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 Facilities – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$312,611
Office Facilities - Not stated
$312,611
Office Administration – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$257,622
Printing and Communications
$205,864
Office Consumables and Services
$51,172
Publications
$586
Employee Travel – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$84,614
Domestic Travel
$84,614
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$43,053
Fares
$43,053
Travel Allowance – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$31,665
Travel Allowance
$31,665
Other Car Costs – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$28,779
Private-Plated Vehicle
$18,389
COMCAR
$10,390
Family or Nominee Travel – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$4,876
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,876
Telecommunications – Alice Jordan-Baird, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$2,121
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,121
What’s included in these figures
The total for Alice Jordan-Baird is the sum of all expenses charged to Alice Jordan-Baird’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?
Alice Jordan-Baird’s four-quarter total of $613,816 (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 $132,770, against an average of $153,454 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. Alice Jordan-Baird’s total of $613,816 is $90,695 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 155th 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.” Alice Jordan-Baird’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($235,872).
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 Alice Jordan-Baird this came to $2,653 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.
