Anne Stanley’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $549,686
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Government Whip
Anne Stanley is Government Whip. Anne Stanley claimed $549,686 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 164th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $170,785. Largest categories: Office Administration ($250,352); Office Facilities ($213,698); Travel Allowance ($32,779). 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.
Anne Stanley's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$250,352
$221,473
$28,879 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$232,156
Office Consumables and Services
$15,827
Publications
$2,369
Office Facilities – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$213,698
$183,185
$30,513 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$213,698
Travel Allowance – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$32,779
$31,310
$1,469 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$32,779
Employee Travel – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$27,908
$114,932
$87,024 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$27,908
Other Car Costs – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$16,327
$27,108
$10,781 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$15,333
COMCAR
$994
Telecommunications – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,873
$2,701
$2,172 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,877
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,997
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,083
$43,715
$40,632 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$3,083
International Travel – Anne Stanley, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$665
$0
$665 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$665
Total across all periods: $4,506,338 (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 – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,167,527
Printing and Communications
$2,008,869
Office Consumables and Services
$145,043
Publications
$13,504
Telephonic Services
$111
Office Facilities – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,697,953
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,697,953
Travel Allowance – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$223,853
Travel Allowance
$223,853
Employee Travel – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$185,439
Domestic Travel
$185,439
Other Car Costs – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$107,807
Private-Plated Vehicle
$101,175
COMCAR
$6,632
Telecommunications – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$65,172
Telecommunications - Usage
$52,251
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$12,921
International Travel – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$43,769
Parliamentary Delegations
$43,769
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,217
Fares
$10,217
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,265
Parliamentary Duties
$3,265
Family or Nominee Travel – Anne Stanley, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,337
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$773
COMCAR
$564
What’s included in these figures
The total for Anne Stanley is the sum of all expenses charged to Anne Stanley’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?
Anne Stanley’s four-quarter total of $549,686 (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 $170,785, against an average of $137,421 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. Anne Stanley’s total of $549,686 is $98,020 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 164th 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.” Anne Stanley’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($250,352).
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 Anne Stanley 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.
