Marielle Smith’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $463,737
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Marielle Smith claimed $463,737 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 208th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $120,199. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($165,298); Office Administration ($113,961); Employee Travel ($95,302). 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
$87,143 below this group's median of $550,880
State: SA
12
$556,752
$93,015 below this group's median of $556,752
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.
Marielle Smith'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 – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$165,298
$188,110
$22,812 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$165,298
Office Administration – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$113,961
$262,346
$148,385 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$99,942
Office Consumables and Services
$8,747
Publications
$5,271
Employee Travel – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$95,302
$124,917
$29,615 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$95,302
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$38,281
$45,732
$7,451 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$38,281
Other Car Costs – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$23,195
$28,254
$5,059 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,995
COMCAR
$4,990
Parking
$210
Travel Allowance – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$21,291
$34,320
$13,029 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$21,291
Telecommunications – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,266
$2,683
$1,583 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,266
Family or Nominee Travel – Marielle Smith, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,143
$1,839
$304 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,143
Total across all periods: $2,724,005 (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 – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$943,373
Office Facilities - Not stated
$943,373
Office Administration – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$721,877
Printing and Communications
$605,419
Office Consumables and Services
$92,156
Publications
$20,677
Telephonic Services
$3,625
Employee Travel – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$502,340
Domestic Travel
$502,340
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$203,274
Fares
$203,274
Other Car Costs – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$136,149
Private-Plated Vehicle
$98,961
COMCAR
$36,808
Parking
$379
Travel Allowance – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$130,539
Travel Allowance
$130,539
Family or Nominee Travel – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$55,296
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,873
COMCAR
$423
Telecommunications – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$24,943
Telecommunications - Usage
$24,943
International Travel – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$5,863
Parliamentary Delegations
$5,863
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Marielle Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$352
Electorate Duties
$240
Parliamentary Duties
$112
What’s included in these figures
The total for Marielle Smith is the sum of all expenses charged to Marielle Smith’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?
Marielle Smith’s four-quarter total of $463,737 (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 $120,199, against an average of $115,934 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. Marielle Smith’s total of $463,737 is $240,774 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 208th 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.” Marielle Smith’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($165,298).
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 Marielle Smith this came to $2,143 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.
