Jacqui Lambie claimed $442,069 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 204th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $117,182. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($197,525); Office Facilities ($105,707); Office Administration ($84,130). 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: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$54,362 below this group's median of $496,431
State: TAS
10
$455,487
$13,418 below this group's median of $455,487
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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$197,525
$114,932
$82,593 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$197,525
Office Facilities – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$105,707
$183,185
$77,478 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$105,707
Office Administration – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$84,130
$221,473
$137,343 below the median of $221,473
Office Consumables and Services
$52,384
Printing and Communications
$30,000
Publications
$1,746
Other Car Costs – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$19,498
$27,108
$7,610 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,498
Travel Allowance – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$15,942
$31,310
$15,368 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$15,631
Cancelled Accommodation
$311
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$11,546
$43,715
$32,169 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$11,546
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$4,226
$378
$3,848 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$4,226
Telecommunications – Jacqui Lambie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,495
$2,701
$794 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,097
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,398
Total across all periods: $3,068,195 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 33 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
$1,143,927
Domestic Travel
$1,143,927
Office Facilities – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$712,574
Office Facilities - Not stated
$712,574
Office Administration – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$508,570
Office Consumables and Services
$364,253
Printing and Communications
$142,105
Publications
$2,212
Travel Allowance – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$270,064
Travel Allowance
$269,753
Cancelled Accommodation
$311
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$207,167
Fares
$207,167
Other Car Costs – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$127,181
Private-Plated Vehicle
$120,190
COMCAR
$6,340
Private Vehicle Allowance
$521
Parking
$131
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$52,307
Parliamentary Duties
$51,624
Electorate Duties
$412
Official Duties
$271
Telecommunications – Jacqui Lambie, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$36,221
Telecommunications - Usage
$29,739
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,482
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 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?
Jacqui Lambie’s four-quarter total of $442,069 (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 $117,182, against an average of $110,517 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. Jacqui Lambie’s total of $442,069 is $205,637 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 204th 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.” Jacqui Lambie’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($197,525).
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.
