Zali Steggall claimed $880,275 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 46th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $249,465. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($421,564); Office Administration ($282,896); Employee Travel ($111,580). 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.
Zali Steggall's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$421,564
$183,185
$238,379 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$421,564
Office Administration – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$282,896
$221,473
$61,423 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$250,641
Office Consumables and Services
$29,110
Publications
$1,695
Telephonic Services
$1,450
Employee Travel – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$111,580
$114,932
$3,352 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$111,580
Travel Allowance – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,462
$31,310
$4,848 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$26,462
Other Car Costs – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$21,538
$27,108
$5,570 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$18,975
COMCAR
$2,563
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,127
$43,715
$33,588 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$10,127
Telecommunications – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,069
$2,701
$368 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,069
Family or Nominee Travel – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,674
$3,367
$693 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,243
COMCAR
$430
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Zali Steggall, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$366
$378
$12 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$366
Total across all periods: $4,557,598 (1 Apr 2019 – 30 Jun 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 – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,901,450
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,901,450
Office Administration – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,701,186
Printing and Communications
$1,414,715
Office Consumables and Services
$165,549
Telephonic Services
$66,816
Publications
$54,106
Employee Travel – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$548,862
Domestic Travel
$548,862
Travel Allowance – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$133,093
Travel Allowance
$133,093
Other Car Costs – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$98,269
Private-Plated Vehicle
$73,089
COMCAR
$20,226
Private Vehicle Allowance
$4,692
Parking
$262
International Travel – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$70,974
Parliamentary Delegations
$70,974
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$55,483
Fares
$55,483
Telecommunications – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$39,558
Telecommunications - Usage
$39,558
Family or Nominee Travel – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$7,538
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,193
COMCAR
$1,345
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Zali Steggall, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,185
Parliamentary Duties
$1,185
What’s included in these figures
The total for Zali Steggall is the sum of all expenses charged to Zali Steggall’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?
Zali Steggall’s four-quarter total of $880,275 (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 $249,465, against an average of $220,069 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. Zali Steggall’s total of $880,275 is $232,569 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 46th 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.” Zali Steggall’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($421,564).
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 Zali Steggall this came to $2,674 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.
