Paul Scarr’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $660,872
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Paul Scarr claimed $660,872 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 102nd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $189,195. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($208,823); Employee Travel ($150,737); Office Administration ($135,459). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$164,441 above this group's median of $496,431
State: QLD
12
$726,812
$65,940 below this group's median of $726,812
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); 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. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Paul Scarr's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$208,823
$183,185
$25,638 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$208,823
Employee Travel – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$150,737
$114,932
$35,805 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$150,737
Office Administration – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$135,459
$221,473
$86,014 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$107,342
Office Consumables and Services
$27,526
Publications
$591
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$84,980
$43,715
$41,265 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$84,980
Travel Allowance – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$40,782
$31,310
$9,472 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$40,782
Other Car Costs – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$32,202
$27,108
$5,094 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$23,047
Private-Plated Vehicle
$9,155
Family or Nominee Travel – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,174
$3,367
$2,807 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,029
COMCAR
$145
Telecommunications – Paul Scarr, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,715
$2,701
$986 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,715
Total across all periods: $3,168,789 (1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 28 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Facilities – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,174,216
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,174,216
Office Administration – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$810,078
Printing and Communications
$661,874
Office Consumables and Services
$140,846
Telephonic Services
$6,000
Publications
$1,358
Employee Travel – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$481,844
Domestic Travel
$481,844
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$332,109
Fares
$332,109
Travel Allowance – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$202,682
Travel Allowance
$202,682
Other Car Costs – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$119,826
COMCAR
$73,203
Private-Plated Vehicle
$46,574
Parking
$49
Telecommunications – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$23,579
Telecommunications - Usage
$22,559
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,020
Family or Nominee Travel – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$20,055
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$19,450
COMCAR
$605
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$4,400
Parliamentary Duties
$2,767
Electorate Duties
$952
Party Political Duties
$682
What’s included in these figures
The total for Paul Scarr is the sum of all expenses charged to Paul Scarr’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?
Paul Scarr’s four-quarter total of $660,872 (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 $189,195, against an average of $165,218 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. Paul Scarr’s total of $660,872 is $13,166 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 102nd 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.” Paul Scarr’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($208,823).
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 Paul Scarr this came to $6,174 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.
