Jacqui Lambie’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $464,738
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Jacqui Lambie claimed $464,738 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 207th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $117,270. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($196,265); Office Administration ($102,727); Office Facilities ($102,080). 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
$86,142 below this group's median of $550,880
State: TAS
12
$486,047
$21,309 below this group's median of $486,047
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.
Jacqui Lambie'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.
Employee Travel – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$196,265
$124,917
$71,348 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$196,265
Office Administration – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$102,727
$262,346
$159,619 below the median of $262,346
Office Consumables and Services
$55,913
Printing and Communications
$45,000
Publications
$1,814
Office Facilities – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$102,080
$188,110
$86,030 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$102,080
Other Car Costs – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$21,522
$28,254
$6,732 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$21,408
Parking
$114
Travel Allowance – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$20,765
$34,320
$13,555 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$20,454
Cancelled Accommodation
$311
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$13,184
$45,732
$32,548 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$13,184
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$5,244
$340
$4,904 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$5,244
Telecommunications – Jacqui Lambie, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,952
$2,683
$269 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,501
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,451
Total across all periods: $3,185,465 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 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.
Employee Travel – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,197,872
Domestic Travel
$1,197,872
Office Facilities – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$733,081
Office Facilities - Not stated
$733,081
Office Administration – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$528,962
Office Consumables and Services
$369,577
Printing and Communications
$157,105
Publications
$2,280
Travel Allowance – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$279,910
Travel Allowance
$279,599
Cancelled Accommodation
$311
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$213,159
Fares
$213,159
Other Car Costs – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$132,220
Private-Plated Vehicle
$125,115
COMCAR
$6,340
Private Vehicle Allowance
$521
Parking
$245
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$53,592
Parliamentary Duties
$52,909
Electorate Duties
$412
Official Duties
$271
Telecommunications – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$36,485
Telecommunications - Usage
$29,900
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,585
International Travel – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$7,137
Parliamentary Delegations
$7,137
Family or Nominee Travel – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,046
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,046
What’s included in these figures
The total for Jacqui Lambie is the sum of all expenses charged to Jacqui Lambie’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?
Jacqui Lambie’s four-quarter total of $464,738 (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 $117,270, against an average of $116,184 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. Jacqui Lambie’s total of $464,738 is $239,773 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 207th 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.” Jacqui Lambie’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($196,265).
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 Jacqui Lambie 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.
