Sam Rae’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $922,515
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Minister for Aged Care and Seniors
Sam Rae is Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. Sam Rae claimed $922,515 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 42nd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $291,337. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($341,240); Office Facilities ($255,461); Office Administration ($193,498). 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.
Sam Rae's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$341,240
$114,932
$226,308 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$341,240
Office Facilities – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$255,461
$183,185
$72,276 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$255,461
Office Administration – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$193,498
$221,473
$27,975 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$162,867
Office Consumables and Services
$23,573
Publications
$7,058
Other Car Costs – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$58,795
$27,108
$31,687 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$37,695
Private-Plated Vehicle
$21,100
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$41,909
$43,715
$1,806 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$41,909
Travel Allowance – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$29,168
$31,310
$2,142 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$29,168
Telecommunications – Sam Rae, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,444
$2,701
$257 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,444
Total across all periods: $2,299,073 (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 – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$927,180
Printing and Communications
$812,600
Office Consumables and Services
$101,201
Publications
$12,328
Telephonic Services
$1,050
Office Facilities – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$518,261
Office Facilities - Not stated
$518,261
Employee Travel – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$515,348
Domestic Travel
$515,348
Other Car Costs – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$153,476
COMCAR
$84,232
Private-Plated Vehicle
$69,244
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$86,244
Fares
$86,244
Travel Allowance – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$82,366
Travel Allowance
$82,366
Telecommunications – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$12,742
Telecommunications - Usage
$12,742
Family or Nominee Travel – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,156
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,065
COMCAR
$90
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$301
Parliamentary Duties
$301
What’s included in these figures
The total for Sam Rae is the sum of all expenses charged to Sam Rae’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?
Sam Rae’s four-quarter total of $922,515 (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 $291,337, against an average of $230,629 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. Sam Rae’s total of $922,515 is $274,809 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 42nd 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.” Sam Rae’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($341,240).
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 Sam Rae 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.
