Jana Stewart’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $505,185
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Jana Stewart claimed $505,185 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 202nd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $177,391. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($159,031); Employee Travel ($122,429); Office Administration ($98,377). 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
$45,695 below this group's median of $550,880
State: VIC
12
$530,292
$25,107 below this group's median of $530,292
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.
Jana Stewart'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 – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$159,031
$188,110
$29,079 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$159,031
Employee Travel – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$122,429
$124,917
$2,488 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$122,429
Office Administration – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$98,377
$262,346
$163,969 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$80,098
Office Consumables and Services
$17,038
Publications
$1,241
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$56,332
$45,732
$10,600 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$56,332
Travel Allowance – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$34,653
$34,320
$333 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$34,653
Other Car Costs – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$30,639
$28,254
$2,385 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,825
COMCAR
$12,679
Parking
$135
Family or Nominee Travel – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,883
$1,839
$44 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,883
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,018
$340
$678 above the median of $340
Electorate Duties
$691
Parliamentary Duties
$327
Telecommunications – Jana Stewart, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$823
$2,683
$1,860 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$823
Total across all periods: $1,964,007 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Sep 2026, 18 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 – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$641,194
Office Facilities - Not stated
$641,194
Office Administration – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$490,599
Printing and Communications
$409,386
Office Consumables and Services
$77,430
Publications
$3,783
Employee Travel – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$389,970
Domestic Travel
$387,607
International Travel
$2,363
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$166,509
Fares
$166,509
Travel Allowance – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$115,845
Travel Allowance
$115,845
Other Car Costs – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$99,532
Private-Plated Vehicle
$52,916
COMCAR
$46,264
Parking
$352
Family or Nominee Travel – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$44,188
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$42,576
COMCAR
$1,612
Telecommunications – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$9,707
Telecommunications - Usage
$9,459
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$248
International Travel – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$4,804
Representing a Minister
$4,804
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jana Stewart, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,660
Parliamentary Duties
$969
Electorate Duties
$691
What’s included in these figures
The total for Jana Stewart is the sum of all expenses charged to Jana Stewart’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?
Jana Stewart’s four-quarter total of $505,185 (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 $177,391, against an average of $126,296 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. Jana Stewart’s total of $505,185 is $199,326 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 202nd 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.” Jana Stewart’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($159,031).
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 Jana Stewart this came to $1,883 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.
