Position: Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport; Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories; member of the Shadow Cabinet; Leader of the Nationals in the Senate
Bridget McKenzie is Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport; Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories; member of the Shadow Cabinet; Leader of the Nationals in the Senate. Bridget McKenzie claimed $689,586 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 92nd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $218,453. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($219,350); Office Facilities ($167,155); Office Administration ($97,974). 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: Shadow minister (cabinet or outer)
9
$586,683
$102,903 above this group's median of $586,683
State: VIC
12
$467,558
$222,028 above this group's median of $467,558
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.
Bridget McKenzie's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$219,350
$114,932
$104,418 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$219,350
Office Facilities – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$167,155
$183,185
$16,030 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$167,155
Office Administration – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$97,974
$221,473
$123,499 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$57,537
Office Consumables and Services
$38,723
Publications
$1,604
Telephonic Services
$110
Travel Allowance – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$70,078
$31,310
$38,768 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$70,078
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$67,309
$43,715
$23,594 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$67,309
Other Car Costs – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$65,774
$27,108
$38,666 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$33,740
COMCAR
$28,390
Parking
$3,645
Telecommunications – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,183
$2,701
$1,518 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,183
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Bridget McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$763
$378
$385 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$583
Official Duties
$180
Total across all periods: $6,128,636 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 34 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 – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$2,151,993
Domestic Travel
$2,105,661
International Travel
$46,332
Office Facilities – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,178,079
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,178,079
Office Administration – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$945,921
Printing and Communications
$723,719
Office Consumables and Services
$182,641
Telephonic Services
$26,458
Publications
$13,103
Travel Allowance – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$609,192
Travel Allowance
$609,192
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$599,240
Fares
$599,240
Other Car Costs – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$427,763
COMCAR
$216,376
Private-Plated Vehicle
$196,492
Parking
$14,139
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$756
Private Vehicle Allowance
$0
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$89,336
Official Duties
$57,079
Parliamentary Duties
$31,136
Electorate Duties
$830
Party Political Duties
$291
International Travel – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$64,947
Ministerial Visits
$65,022
Parliamentary Delegations
-$75
Telecommunications – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$50,361
Telecommunications - Usage
$47,988
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,373
Family or Nominee Travel – Bridget McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$11,805
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$11,577
COMCAR
$228
What’s included in these figures
The total for Bridget McKenzie is the sum of all expenses charged to Bridget McKenzie’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?
Bridget McKenzie’s four-quarter total of $689,586 (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 $218,453, against an average of $172,397 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. Bridget McKenzie’s total of $689,586 is $41,880 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 92nd 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.” Bridget McKenzie’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($219,350).
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 Bridget McKenzie 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.
