Rebekha Sharkie claimed $710,144 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 84th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $225,008. Largest categories: Office Administration ($249,145); Office Facilities ($210,488); Employee Travel ($147,210). 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.
Rebekha Sharkie's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$249,145
$221,473
$27,672 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$183,917
Office Consumables and Services
$58,102
Publications
$7,125
Office Facilities – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$210,488
$183,185
$27,303 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$210,488
Employee Travel – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$147,210
$114,932
$32,278 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$147,210
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$43,826
$43,715
$111 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$43,826
Other Car Costs – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$30,153
$27,108
$3,045 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,209
COMCAR
$6,944
Travel Allowance – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$22,306
$31,310
$9,004 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$22,306
Telecommunications – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$7,015
$2,701
$4,314 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,597
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,418
International Travel – Rebekha Sharkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$0
$0
in line with the median of $0
Representing Australia
$0
Total across all periods: $4,980,693 (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.
Office Administration – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,004,781
Printing and Communications
$1,635,437
Office Consumables and Services
$332,870
Publications
$36,474
Office Facilities – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,506,625
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,506,625
Employee Travel – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$772,928
Domestic Travel
$772,928
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$239,518
Fares
$239,518
Other Car Costs – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$175,047
Private-Plated Vehicle
$130,573
COMCAR
$42,195
Parking
$2,279
Travel Allowance – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$150,082
Travel Allowance
$150,082
International Travel – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$75,185
Parliamentary Delegations
$65,904
Official Visits
$6,179
Representing Australia
$3,102
Telecommunications – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$53,408
Telecommunications - Usage
$47,088
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,320
Family or Nominee Travel – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,883
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,883
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Rebekha Sharkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,237
Parliamentary Duties
$1,237
Electorate Duties
$0
What’s included in these figures
The total for Rebekha Sharkie is the sum of all expenses charged to Rebekha Sharkie’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?
Rebekha Sharkie’s four-quarter total of $710,144 (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 $225,008, against an average of $177,536 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. Rebekha Sharkie’s total of $710,144 is $62,438 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 84th 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.” Rebekha Sharkie’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($249,145).
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 Rebekha Sharkie this came to $0 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.
