Amanda Rishworth’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $1,279,706
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
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 $1,279,706 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 23rd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $354,738. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($581,498); Office Administration ($317,728); Office Facilities ($182,827). 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.
Amanda Rishworth'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 – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$581,498
$124,917
$456,581 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$581,498
Office Administration – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$317,728
$262,346
$55,382 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$263,520
Office Consumables and Services
$51,713
Telephonic Services
$1,329
Publications
$1,167
Office Facilities – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$182,827
$188,110
$5,283 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$182,827
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$81,314
$45,732
$35,582 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$81,314
Other Car Costs – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$60,891
$28,254
$32,637 above the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$42,747
Private-Plated Vehicle
$18,145
Travel Allowance – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$46,237
$34,320
$11,917 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$46,237
Telecommunications – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$6,476
$2,683
$3,793 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,835
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,642
Family or Nominee Travel – Amanda Rishworth, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,734
$1,839
$895 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,734
Total across all periods: $7,747,401 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 35 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
$2,501,106
Domestic Travel
$2,432,529
International Travel
$68,577
Office Administration – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,411,075
Printing and Communications
$2,049,533
Office Consumables and Services
$317,580
Publications
$18,084
Specified Public Resources
$14,336
Telephonic Services
$11,542
Office Facilities – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,383,202
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,383,202
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$559,805
Fares
$559,805
Other Car Costs – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$460,077
COMCAR
$267,135
Private-Plated Vehicle
$192,778
Parking
$165
Travel Allowance – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$277,621
Travel Allowance
$277,621
International Travel – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$56,267
Ministerial Visits
$56,267
Telecommunications – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$54,908
Telecommunications - Usage
$46,211
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,697
Family or Nominee Travel – Amanda Rishworth, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$42,990
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$42,682
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 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?
Amanda Rishworth’s four-quarter total of $1,279,706 (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 $354,738, against an average of $319,926 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. Amanda Rishworth’s total of $1,279,706 is $575,195 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 23rd 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.” Amanda Rishworth’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($581,498).
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 $2,734 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.