Tammy Tyrrell claimed $562,635 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 157th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $175,895. Largest categories: Office Administration ($148,587); Employee Travel ($130,922); Office Facilities ($123,928). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$66,204 above this group's median of $496,431
State: TAS
10
$455,487
$107,148 above this group's median of $455,487
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.
Tammy Tyrrell's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$148,587
$221,473
$72,886 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$97,997
Office Consumables and Services
$41,781
Telephonic Services
$7,150
Publications
$1,659
Employee Travel – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$130,922
$114,932
$15,990 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$130,922
Office Facilities – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$123,928
$183,185
$59,257 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$123,928
International Travel – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$48,419
$0
$48,419 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$48,419
Travel Allowance – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$39,256
$31,310
$7,946 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$39,256
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$35,333
$43,715
$8,382 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$35,333
Other Car Costs – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$25,934
$27,108
$1,174 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$25,235
COMCAR
$698
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$8,265
$378
$7,887 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$8,265
Telecommunications – Tammy Tyrrell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,991
$2,701
$710 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,407
Telecommunications - Usage
$583
Total across all periods: $1,872,328 (1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 16 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Employee Travel – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$519,070
Domestic Travel
$519,070
Office Facilities – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$488,106
Office Facilities - Not stated
$488,106
Office Administration – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$328,150
Printing and Communications
$176,785
Office Consumables and Services
$142,194
Telephonic Services
$7,150
Publications
$2,022
Travel Allowance – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$159,084
Travel Allowance
$159,084
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$149,341
Fares
$149,341
Other Car Costs – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$92,323
Private-Plated Vehicle
$87,275
COMCAR
$4,874
Parking
$174
International Travel – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$69,016
Parliamentary Delegations
$69,016
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$39,162
Parliamentary Duties
$38,831
Electorate Duties
$332
Family or Nominee Travel – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$18,498
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$18,498
Telecommunications – Tammy Tyrrell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$9,577
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$5,640
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,937
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tammy Tyrrell is the sum of all expenses charged to Tammy Tyrrell’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?
Tammy Tyrrell’s four-quarter total of $562,635 (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 $175,895, against an average of $140,659 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. Tammy Tyrrell’s total of $562,635 is $85,071 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 157th 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.” Tammy Tyrrell’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($148,587).
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 Tammy Tyrrell 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.
