Tony Pasin’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $831,811
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government Waste and Accountability; Shadow Minister Assisting for Fisheries and Forestry
Tony Pasin is Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government Waste and Accountability; Shadow Minister Assisting for Fisheries and Forestry. Tony Pasin claimed $831,811 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 50th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $225,763. Largest categories: Office Administration ($300,023); Office Facilities ($291,768); Employee Travel ($94,840). 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.
Tony Pasin's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$300,023
$221,473
$78,550 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$255,688
Office Consumables and Services
$39,835
Publications
$4,500
Office Facilities – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$291,768
$183,185
$108,583 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$291,768
Employee Travel – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$94,840
$114,932
$20,092 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$94,840
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$51,257
$43,715
$7,542 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$51,257
Other Car Costs – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$42,877
$27,108
$15,769 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$37,342
COMCAR
$5,535
Travel Allowance – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$32,936
$31,310
$1,626 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$32,936
Telecommunications – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$10,690
$2,701
$7,989 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$9,457
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,233
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$6,331
$378
$5,953 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$5,347
Electorate Duties
$918
Official Duties
$66
Family or Nominee Travel – Tony Pasin, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,089
$3,367
$2,278 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,089
Total across all periods: $5,684,098 (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.
Office Administration – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,322,149
Printing and Communications
$1,983,925
Office Consumables and Services
$294,051
Publications
$40,890
Telephonic Services
$3,283
Office Facilities – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,725,685
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,725,685
Employee Travel – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$513,117
Domestic Travel
$513,117
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$340,344
Fares
$340,344
Other Car Costs – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$337,384
Private-Plated Vehicle
$285,560
COMCAR
$50,640
Parking
$1,174
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$11
Travel Allowance – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$248,925
Travel Allowance
$248,925
Telecommunications – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$84,406
Telecommunications - Usage
$73,434
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$10,972
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$60,336
Electorate Duties
$41,470
Parliamentary Duties
$18,011
Electorate
$620
Official Duties
$235
Family or Nominee Travel – Tony Pasin, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$51,751
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$48,059
COMCAR
$3,692
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tony Pasin is the sum of all expenses charged to Tony Pasin’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?
Tony Pasin’s four-quarter total of $831,811 (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 $225,763, against an average of $207,953 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. Tony Pasin’s total of $831,811 is $184,105 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 50th 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.” Tony Pasin’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($300,023).
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 Tony Pasin this came to $1,089 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.