Lidia Thorpe’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $519,048
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Independent VIC Whip
Lidia Thorpe is Independent VIC Whip. Lidia Thorpe claimed $519,048 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 196th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $180,060. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($156,599); Office Facilities ($155,277); Office Administration ($118,103). 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: Whip
11
$456,921
$62,127 above this group's median of $456,921
State: VIC
12
$530,292
$11,244 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.
Lidia Thorpe'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.
Employee Travel – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$156,599
$124,917
$31,682 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$156,599
Office Facilities – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$155,277
$188,110
$32,833 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$155,277
Office Administration – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$118,103
$262,346
$144,243 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$70,598
Office Consumables and Services
$46,708
Publications
$796
Other Car Costs – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$33,805
$28,254
$5,551 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,208
COMCAR
$10,597
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$30,249
$45,732
$15,483 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$30,249
Travel Allowance – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$19,538
$34,320
$14,782 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$19,538
Telecommunications – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,256
$2,683
$573 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,256
Family or Nominee Travel – Lidia Thorpe, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,222
$1,839
$383 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,222
Total across all periods: $2,023,991 (1 Jul 2020 – 30 Sep 2026, 25 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 – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$714,748
Office Facilities - Not stated
$714,748
Office Administration – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$492,745
Printing and Communications
$315,030
Office Consumables and Services
$172,196
Publications
$5,519
Employee Travel – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$438,883
Domestic Travel
$438,883
Other Car Costs – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$127,682
Private-Plated Vehicle
$91,877
COMCAR
$35,804
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$105,721
Fares
$105,721
Travel Allowance – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$99,672
Travel Allowance
$99,672
Family or Nominee Travel – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$22,064
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$21,965
COMCAR
$99
Telecommunications – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$18,382
Telecommunications - Usage
$18,382
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Lidia Thorpe, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$4,095
Parliamentary Duties
$4,042
Official Duties
$52
What’s included in these figures
The total for Lidia Thorpe is the sum of all expenses charged to Lidia Thorpe’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?
Lidia Thorpe’s four-quarter total of $519,048 (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 $180,060, against an average of $129,762 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. Lidia Thorpe’s total of $519,048 is $185,463 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 196th 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.” Lidia Thorpe’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($156,599).
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 Lidia Thorpe this came to $2,222 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.
