Alison Penfold’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $598,903
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Alison Penfold claimed $598,903 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 163rd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $131,779. Largest categories: Office Administration ($298,379); Office Facilities ($131,024); Employee Travel ($65,101). 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.
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.
Alison Penfold'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.
Office Administration – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$298,379
$262,346
$36,033 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$251,471
Office Consumables and Services
$46,405
Telephonic Services
$435
Publications
$68
Office Facilities – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$131,024
$188,110
$57,086 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$131,024
Employee Travel – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$65,101
$124,917
$59,816 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$65,101
Travel Allowance – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$36,450
$34,320
$2,130 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$36,450
Other Car Costs – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$34,280
$28,254
$6,026 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$31,161
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,704
COMCAR
$827
Parking
$588
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$30,701
$45,732
$15,031 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$30,701
Telecommunications – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,124
$2,683
$559 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,124
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Alison Penfold, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$844
$340
$504 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$844
Total across all periods: $752,930 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Sep 2026, 6 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 – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$370,553
Printing and Communications
$284,647
Office Consumables and Services
$84,663
Publications
$807
Telephonic Services
$435
Office Facilities – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$171,907
Office Facilities - Not stated
$171,907
Employee Travel – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$82,145
Domestic Travel
$82,145
Travel Allowance – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$44,778
Travel Allowance
$44,778
Other Car Costs – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$42,006
Private-Plated Vehicle
$38,540
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,704
COMCAR
$892
Parking
$871
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$37,652
Fares
$37,652
Telecommunications – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$3,017
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,922
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$95
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Alison Penfold, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$870
Parliamentary Duties
$844
Party Political Duties
$27
What’s included in these figures
The total for Alison Penfold is the sum of all expenses charged to Alison Penfold’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?
Alison Penfold’s four-quarter total of $598,903 (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 $131,779, against an average of $149,726 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. Alison Penfold’s total of $598,903 is $105,608 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 163rd 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.” Alison Penfold’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($298,379).
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 Alison Penfold 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.
