Position: Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government; Minister for Emergency Management
Kristy McBain is Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government; Minister for Emergency Management. Kristy McBain claimed $737,260 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 72nd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $195,800. Largest categories: Office Administration ($258,771); Office Facilities ($242,352); Employee Travel ($102,119). 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.
Kristy McBain's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$258,771
$221,473
$37,298 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$198,348
Office Consumables and Services
$59,837
Publications
$586
Office Facilities – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$242,352
$183,185
$59,167 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$242,352
Employee Travel – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$102,119
$114,932
$12,813 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$90,255
International Travel
$11,864
Other Car Costs – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$48,226
$27,108
$21,118 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$37,245
COMCAR
$10,795
Parking
$186
Travel Allowance – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$46,084
$31,310
$14,774 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$46,084
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$20,956
$43,715
$22,759 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$20,956
International Travel – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$11,395
$0
$11,395 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$11,395
Telecommunications – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,100
$2,701
$1,399 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,100
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Kristy McBain, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,259
$378
$2,881 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$2,228
Official Duties
$1,031
Total across all periods: $4,042,167 (1 Jul 2020 – 30 Jun 2026, 24 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 – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,660,898
Printing and Communications
$1,452,858
Office Consumables and Services
$192,843
Telephonic Services
$8,990
Publications
$6,207
Office Facilities – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,300,326
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,300,326
Employee Travel – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$477,843
Domestic Travel
$447,634
International Travel
$30,209
Travel Allowance – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$234,871
Travel Allowance
$234,413
Cancelled Accommodation
$458
Other Car Costs – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$180,169
Private-Plated Vehicle
$150,631
COMCAR
$27,991
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,021
Parking
$526
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$87,804
Fares
$87,804
Telecommunications – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$49,606
Telecommunications - Usage
$49,606
International Travel – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$40,649
Ministerial Visits
$40,649
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$8,537
Parliamentary Duties
$4,963
Official Duties
$3,573
Family or Nominee Travel – Kristy McBain, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,463
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,463
What’s included in these figures
The total for Kristy McBain is the sum of all expenses charged to Kristy McBain’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?
Kristy McBain’s four-quarter total of $737,260 (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 $195,800, against an average of $184,315 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. Kristy McBain’s total of $737,260 is $89,554 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 72nd 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.” Kristy McBain’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($258,771).
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 Kristy McBain 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.
