Position: Shadow Cabinet Secretary; Shadow Assistant Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations; Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee
Zoe McKenzie is Shadow Cabinet Secretary; Shadow Assistant Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations; Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee. Zoe McKenzie claimed $680,409 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 94th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $206,498. Largest categories: Office Administration ($281,478); Office Facilities ($180,240); Employee Travel ($111,294). 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.
Zoe McKenzie's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$281,478
$221,473
$60,005 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$230,971
Office Consumables and Services
$48,703
Publications
$1,418
Telephonic Services
$386
Office Facilities – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$180,240
$183,185
$2,945 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$180,240
Employee Travel – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$111,294
$114,932
$3,638 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$111,294
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$46,602
$43,715
$2,887 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$46,602
Other Car Costs – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$29,887
$27,108
$2,779 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$15,182
COMCAR
$12,748
Parking
$1,957
Travel Allowance – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$28,008
$31,310
$3,302 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$28,008
Telecommunications – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,887
$2,701
$186 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,957
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$930
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Zoe McKenzie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$13
$378
$365 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$13
Total across all periods: $2,419,745 (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 – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,119,234
Printing and Communications
$958,994
Office Consumables and Services
$142,052
Publications
$14,297
Telephonic Services
$3,890
Office Facilities – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$664,298
Office Facilities - Not stated
$664,298
Employee Travel – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$243,569
Domestic Travel
$243,569
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$159,168
Fares
$159,168
Other Car Costs – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$104,091
Private-Plated Vehicle
$66,544
COMCAR
$31,632
Parking
$5,400
Private Vehicle Allowance
$516
Travel Allowance – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$97,611
Travel Allowance
$97,611
Telecommunications – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$19,498
Telecommunications - Usage
$16,059
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$3,439
Family or Nominee Travel – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$11,106
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$8,917
COMCAR
$985
Private Vehicle Allowance
$937
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$266
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Zoe McKenzie, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,170
Parliamentary Duties
$910
Party Political Duties
$198
Official Duties
$62
What’s included in these figures
The total for Zoe McKenzie is the sum of all expenses charged to Zoe 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?
Zoe McKenzie’s four-quarter total of $680,409 (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 $206,498, against an average of $170,102 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. Zoe McKenzie’s total of $680,409 is $32,703 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 94th 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.” Zoe McKenzie’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($281,478).
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 Zoe 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.
