Position: Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; member of Cabinet
Amanda Rishworth is Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; member of Cabinet. Amanda Rishworth claimed $1,276,004 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 22nd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $352,517. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($575,685); Office Administration ($307,738); Office Facilities ($186,011). 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.
Amanda Rishworth's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$575,685
$114,932
$460,753 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$575,685
Office Administration – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$307,738
$221,473
$86,265 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$234,233
Office Consumables and Services
$70,300
Telephonic Services
$2,620
Publications
$586
Office Facilities – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$186,011
$183,185
$2,826 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$186,011
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$87,606
$43,715
$43,891 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$87,606
Other Car Costs – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$61,417
$27,108
$34,309 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$44,672
Private-Plated Vehicle
$16,745
Travel Allowance – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$46,132
$31,310
$14,822 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$46,132
Telecommunications – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$6,722
$2,701
$4,021 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$5,080
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,642
Family or Nominee Travel – Amanda Rishworth, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$4,693
$3,367
$1,326 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,693
Total across all periods: $7,392,663 (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.
Employee Travel – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$2,355,215
Domestic Travel
$2,286,638
International Travel
$68,577
Office Administration – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,310,984
Printing and Communications
$1,970,111
Office Consumables and Services
$297,513
Publications
$17,503
Specified Public Resources
$14,336
Telephonic Services
$11,522
Office Facilities – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,324,090
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,324,090
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$541,930
Fares
$541,930
Other Car Costs – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$443,512
COMCAR
$256,404
Private-Plated Vehicle
$186,943
Parking
$165
Travel Allowance – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$264,738
Travel Allowance
$264,738
International Travel – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$56,267
Ministerial Visits
$56,267
Telecommunications – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$53,711
Telecommunications - Usage
$45,014
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,697
Family or Nominee Travel – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$41,865
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$41,557
COMCAR
$308
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$351
Official Duties
$240
Parliamentary Duties
$111
What’s included in these figures
The total for Amanda Rishworth is the sum of all expenses charged to Amanda Rishworth’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?
Amanda Rishworth’s four-quarter total of $1,276,004 (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 $352,517, against an average of $319,001 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. Amanda Rishworth’s total of $1,276,004 is $628,298 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 22nd 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.” Amanda Rishworth’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($575,685).
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 Amanda Rishworth this came to $4,693 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.
