Position: Shadow Minister for Women; Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme; Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services; member of the Shadow Cabinet
Melissa McIntosh is Shadow Minister for Women; Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme; Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services; member of the Shadow Cabinet. Melissa McIntosh claimed $640,639 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 116th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $176,161. Largest categories: Office Administration ($294,503); Office Facilities ($143,293); Employee Travel ($136,156). 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.
Melissa McIntosh's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$294,503
$221,473
$73,030 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$246,479
Office Consumables and Services
$48,024
Office Facilities – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$143,293
$183,185
$39,892 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$143,293
Employee Travel – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$136,156
$114,932
$21,224 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$136,156
Other Car Costs – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$33,290
$27,108
$6,182 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,725
COMCAR
$13,565
Travel Allowance – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$28,466
$31,310
$2,844 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$28,466
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,633
$43,715
$41,082 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$2,633
Telecommunications – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,823
$2,701
$878 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,823
Family or Nominee Travel – Melissa McIntosh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$475
$3,367
$2,892 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$475
Total across all periods: $3,595,181 (1 Apr 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 29 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 – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,892,835
Printing and Communications
$1,685,351
Office Consumables and Services
$185,042
Telephonic Services
$18,830
Publications
$3,611
Office Facilities – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$969,667
Office Facilities - Not stated
$969,667
Employee Travel – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$386,079
Domestic Travel
$386,079
Travel Allowance – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$156,127
Travel Allowance
$156,127
Other Car Costs – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$149,829
Private-Plated Vehicle
$107,332
COMCAR
$37,846
Private Vehicle Allowance
$4,559
Parking
$92
Telecommunications – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$32,258
Telecommunications - Usage
$32,258
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,511
Fares
$5,511
Family or Nominee Travel – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,354
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,495
COMCAR
$858
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Melissa McIntosh, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$522
Parliamentary Duties
$522
What’s included in these figures
The total for Melissa McIntosh is the sum of all expenses charged to Melissa McIntosh’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?
Melissa McIntosh’s four-quarter total of $640,639 (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 $176,161, against an average of $160,160 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. Melissa McIntosh’s total of $640,639 is $7,067 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 116th 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.” Melissa McIntosh’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($294,503).
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 Melissa McIntosh this came to $475 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.
