Tania Lawrence claimed $592,720 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 143rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $214,856. Largest categories: Office Administration ($244,370); Employee Travel ($119,647); Office Facilities ($99,365). 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.
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.
Tania Lawrence's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$244,370
$221,473
$22,897 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$205,403
Office Consumables and Services
$37,414
Publications
$1,553
Employee Travel – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$119,647
$114,932
$4,715 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$119,647
Office Facilities – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$99,365
$183,185
$83,820 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$99,365
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$85,842
$43,715
$42,127 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$85,842
Travel Allowance – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,413
$31,310
$4,897 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$26,413
Other Car Costs – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$11,083
$27,108
$16,025 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$11,083
Telecommunications – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,913
$2,701
$212 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,913
Family or Nominee Travel – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,702
$3,367
$665 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,827
COMCAR
$522
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$354
International Travel – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$315
$0
$315 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$315
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tania Lawrence, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$71
$378
$307 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$71
Total across all periods: $2,400,118 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 17 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Administration – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,079,267
Printing and Communications
$976,931
Office Consumables and Services
$98,091
Publications
$4,245
Office Facilities – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$451,590
Office Facilities - Not stated
$451,590
Employee Travel – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$378,791
Domestic Travel
$378,791
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$278,711
Fares
$278,711
Travel Allowance – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$102,449
Travel Allowance
$102,449
Family or Nominee Travel – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$48,466
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$45,610
COMCAR
$2,154
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$701
Other Car Costs – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$30,685
COMCAR
$30,563
Parking
$122
International Travel – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$16,241
Parliamentary Delegations
$16,241
Telecommunications – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$13,210
Telecommunications - Usage
$13,210
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tania Lawrence, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$708
Parliamentary Duties
$692
Party Political Duties
$16
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tania Lawrence is the sum of all expenses charged to Tania Lawrence’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?
Tania Lawrence’s four-quarter total of $592,720 (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 $214,856, against an average of $148,180 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. Tania Lawrence’s total of $592,720 is $54,986 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 143rd 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.” Tania Lawrence’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($244,370).
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 Tania Lawrence this came to $2,702 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.
