Monique Ryan claimed $722,564 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 80th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $235,157. Largest categories: Office Administration ($305,851); Office Facilities ($213,683); Employee Travel ($114,604). 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.
Monique Ryan's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$305,851
$221,473
$84,378 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$249,537
Office Consumables and Services
$46,028
Publications
$7,286
Telephonic Services
$3,000
Office Facilities – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$213,683
$183,185
$30,498 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$213,683
Employee Travel – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$114,604
$114,932
$328 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$114,604
Other Car Costs – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$29,978
$27,108
$2,870 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$22,006
COMCAR
$7,972
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$28,622
$43,715
$15,093 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$28,622
Travel Allowance – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,892
$31,310
$4,418 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$26,892
Telecommunications – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,869
$2,701
$832 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,869
Family or Nominee Travel – Monique Ryan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,065
$3,367
$2,302 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$895
COMCAR
$170
Total across all periods: $2,546,627 (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 – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,044,428
Printing and Communications
$823,532
Office Consumables and Services
$150,378
Telephonic Services
$49,270
Publications
$21,248
Office Facilities – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$862,788
Office Facilities - Not stated
$862,788
Employee Travel – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$344,413
Domestic Travel
$344,413
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$110,948
Fares
$110,948
Travel Allowance – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$88,417
Travel Allowance
$88,417
Other Car Costs – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$73,862
Private-Plated Vehicle
$46,312
COMCAR
$27,480
Parking
$70
Telecommunications – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$14,650
Telecommunications - Usage
$14,650
Family or Nominee Travel – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,933
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,382
COMCAR
$551
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Monique Ryan, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,187
Parliamentary Duties
$992
Official Duties
$151
Electorate Duties
$44
What’s included in these figures
The total for Monique Ryan is the sum of all expenses charged to Monique Ryan’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?
Monique Ryan’s four-quarter total of $722,564 (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 $235,157, against an average of $180,641 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. Monique Ryan’s total of $722,564 is $74,858 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 80th 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.” Monique Ryan’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($305,851).
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 Monique Ryan this came to $1,065 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.
