Barbara Pocock’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $563,479
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Barbara Pocock claimed $563,479 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 177th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $155,193. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($185,457); Office Administration ($142,222); Employee Travel ($114,830). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
30
$550,880
$12,599 above this group's median of $550,880
State: SA
12
$556,752
$6,727 above this group's median of $556,752
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.
Barbara Pocock'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 Facilities – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$185,457
$188,110
$2,653 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$185,457
Office Administration – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$142,222
$262,346
$120,124 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$119,401
Office Consumables and Services
$16,642
Publications
$6,179
Employee Travel – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$114,830
$124,917
$10,087 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$114,830
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,659
$45,732
$8,927 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$54,659
Travel Allowance – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$38,449
$34,320
$4,129 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$38,449
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$8,662
$340
$8,322 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$8,616
Party Political Duties
$46
Other Car Costs – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$8,258
$28,254
$19,996 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$8,258
Family or Nominee Travel – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,677
$1,839
$4,838 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,124
COMCAR
$553
Telecommunications – Barbara Pocock, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,265
$2,683
$1,582 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,265
Total across all periods: $1,956,489 (1 Jul 2022 – 30 Sep 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 Facilities – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$708,414
Office Facilities - Not stated
$708,414
Office Administration – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$487,072
Printing and Communications
$389,848
Office Consumables and Services
$64,810
Publications
$20,160
Telephonic Services
$12,254
Employee Travel – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$325,069
Domestic Travel
$325,069
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$187,180
Fares
$187,180
Travel Allowance – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$137,931
Travel Allowance
$137,931
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$36,458
Parliamentary Duties
$36,175
Electorate Duties
$237
Party Political Duties
$46
Family or Nominee Travel – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$29,529
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$26,630
COMCAR
$2,608
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$291
Other Car Costs – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$28,303
COMCAR
$28,303
Telecommunications – Barbara Pocock, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$16,533
Telecommunications - Usage
$15,057
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,476
What’s included in these figures
The total for Barbara Pocock is the sum of all expenses charged to Barbara Pocock’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?
Barbara Pocock’s four-quarter total of $563,479 (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 $155,193, against an average of $140,870 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. Barbara Pocock’s total of $563,479 is $141,032 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 177th 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.” Barbara Pocock’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($185,457).
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 Barbara Pocock this came to $6,677 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.
