Sam Rae’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $1,089,453
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Minister for Aged Care and Seniors
Sam Rae is Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. Sam Rae claimed $1,089,453 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 35th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $326,182. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($381,184); Office Facilities ($282,311); Office Administration ($281,964). 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.
Sam Rae'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.
Employee Travel – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$381,184
$124,917
$256,267 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$381,184
Office Facilities – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$282,311
$188,110
$94,201 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$282,311
Office Administration – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$281,964
$262,346
$19,618 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$233,174
Office Consumables and Services
$41,151
Publications
$7,639
Other Car Costs – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$58,247
$28,254
$29,993 above the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$36,412
Private-Plated Vehicle
$21,834
Travel Allowance – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$41,804
$34,320
$7,484 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$41,804
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$41,465
$45,732
$4,267 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$41,465
Telecommunications – Sam Rae, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,478
$2,683
$205 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,478
Total across all periods: $2,625,255 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Sep 2026, 18 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
$1,029,355
Printing and Communications
$888,675
Office Consumables and Services
$126,720
Publications
$12,909
Telephonic Services
$1,050
Employee Travel – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$616,492
Domestic Travel
$616,492
Office Facilities – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$601,089
Office Facilities - Not stated
$601,089
Other Car Costs – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$169,820
COMCAR
$94,826
Private-Plated Vehicle
$74,995
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$96,646
Fares
$96,646
Travel Allowance – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$95,002
Travel Allowance
$95,002
Telecommunications – Sam Rae, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$13,394
Telecommunications - Usage
$13,394
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 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?
Sam Rae’s four-quarter total of $1,089,453 (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 $326,182, against an average of $272,363 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. Sam Rae’s total of $1,089,453 is $384,942 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 35th 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.” Sam Rae’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($381,184).
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.
