Malarndirri McCarthy’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $1,476,414
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Minister for Indigenous Australians; member of Cabinet
Malarndirri McCarthy is Minister for Indigenous Australians; member of Cabinet. Malarndirri McCarthy claimed $1,476,414 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 16th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $379,366. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($792,211); Office Facilities ($285,814); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($128,770). 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: Minister (cabinet or outer ministry)
8
$1,376,349
$100,065 above this group's median of $1,376,349
State: NT
2
$1,034,495
$441,919 above this group's median of $1,034,495
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.
Malarndirri McCarthy'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 – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$792,211
$124,917
$667,294 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$792,211
Office Facilities – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$285,814
$188,110
$97,704 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$285,814
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$128,770
$45,732
$83,038 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$128,770
Other Car Costs – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$97,182
$28,254
$68,928 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$83,067
COMCAR
$14,115
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$60,895
$340
$60,555 above the median of $340
Official Duties
$60,895
Office Administration – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$49,534
$262,346
$212,812 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$34,522
Office Consumables and Services
$14,804
Publications
$208
Travel Allowance – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$47,066
$34,320
$12,746 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$45,877
Cancelled Accommodation
$1,189
Family or Nominee Travel – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$13,027
$1,839
$11,188 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$13,027
Telecommunications – Malarndirri McCarthy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,916
$2,683
$767 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,916
Total across all periods: $6,795,758 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 35 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 – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$2,545,659
Domestic Travel
$2,512,735
International Travel
$32,924
Office Facilities – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,381,374
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,381,374
Office Administration – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$787,917
Printing and Communications
$647,158
Office Consumables and Services
$123,987
Publications
$16,772
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$595,884
Fares
$595,884
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$578,296
Electorate Duties
$241,333
Official Duties
$215,189
Parliamentary Duties
$93,156
Party Political Duties
$27,090
Cancelled Transport
$1,295
Electorate
$192
Special Charter
$40
Other Car Costs – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$401,436
Private-Plated Vehicle
$331,668
COMCAR
$67,529
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$1,688
Parking
$550
Travel Allowance – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$321,015
Travel Allowance
$318,604
Cancelled Accommodation
$2,411
Family or Nominee Travel – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$100,355
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$100,095
COMCAR
$260
Telecommunications – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$43,818
Telecommunications - Usage
$39,887
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$3,931
International Travel – Malarndirri McCarthy, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$40,005
Ministerial Visits
$40,005
What’s included in these figures
The total for Malarndirri McCarthy is the sum of all expenses charged to Malarndirri McCarthy’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?
Malarndirri McCarthy’s four-quarter total of $1,476,414 (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 $379,366, against an average of $369,104 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. Malarndirri McCarthy’s total of $1,476,414 is $771,903 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 16th 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.” Malarndirri McCarthy’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($792,211).
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 Malarndirri McCarthy this came to $13,027 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.
