Paul Scarr’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $653,699
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Paul Scarr claimed $653,699 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 138th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $136,323. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($223,362); Employee Travel ($142,938); Office Administration ($131,091). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
30
$550,880
$102,819 above this group's median of $550,880
State: QLD
12
$798,757
$145,058 below this group's median of $798,757
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 latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$223,362
$188,110
$35,252 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$223,362
Employee Travel – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$142,938
$124,917
$18,021 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$142,938
Office Administration – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$131,091
$262,346
$131,255 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$110,081
Office Consumables and Services
$20,419
Publications
$591
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$88,432
$45,732
$42,700 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$88,432
Travel Allowance – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$38,121
$34,320
$3,801 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$38,121
Other Car Costs – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$26,254
$28,254
$2,000 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$20,438
Private-Plated Vehicle
$5,816
Family or Nominee Travel – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,796
$1,839
$43 below the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,651
COMCAR
$145
Telecommunications – Paul Scarr, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,705
$2,683
$978 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,705
Total across all periods: $3,305,112 (1 Jul 2019 – 30 Sep 2026, 29 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
$1,229,147
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,229,147
Office Administration – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$825,759
Printing and Communications
$673,790
Office Consumables and Services
$144,612
Telephonic Services
$6,000
Publications
$1,358
Employee Travel – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$514,039
Domestic Travel
$514,039
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$353,560
Fares
$353,560
Travel Allowance – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$210,040
Travel Allowance
$210,040
Other Car Costs – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$124,112
COMCAR
$77,489
Private-Plated Vehicle
$46,574
Parking
$49
Telecommunications – Paul Scarr, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$24,000
Telecommunications - Usage
$22,980
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 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?
Paul Scarr’s four-quarter total of $653,699 (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 $136,323, against an average of $163,425 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. Paul Scarr’s total of $653,699 is $50,812 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 138th 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.” Paul Scarr’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($223,362).
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 $1,796 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.
