Aaron Violi’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $887,423
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy; Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation; Shadow Minister for Cyber Security
Aaron Violi is Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy; Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation; Shadow Minister for Cyber Security. Aaron Violi claimed $887,423 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 57th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $200,575. Largest categories: Office Administration ($314,538); Employee Travel ($240,478); Office Facilities ($217,430). 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.
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.
Aaron Violi'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 Administration – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$314,538
$262,346
$52,192 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$256,528
Office Consumables and Services
$57,414
Publications
$595
Employee Travel – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$240,478
$124,917
$115,561 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$240,478
Office Facilities – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$217,430
$188,110
$29,320 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$217,430
Other Car Costs – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$49,709
$28,254
$21,455 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$29,289
COMCAR
$20,421
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$33,447
$45,732
$12,285 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$33,447
Travel Allowance – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,720
$34,320
$7,600 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$26,720
Family or Nominee Travel – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,182
$1,839
$1,343 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,889
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$226
COMCAR
$67
Telecommunications – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,824
$2,683
$859 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,824
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$95
$340
$245 below the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$95
Total across all periods: $2,766,580 (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 Administration – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,216,665
Printing and Communications
$1,060,440
Office Consumables and Services
$134,237
Telephonic Services
$20,621
Publications
$1,366
Office Facilities – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$781,183
Office Facilities - Not stated
$781,183
Employee Travel – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$412,973
Domestic Travel
$412,973
Other Car Costs – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$131,204
Private-Plated Vehicle
$75,063
COMCAR
$44,189
Parking
$11,952
Travel Allowance – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$96,002
Travel Allowance
$96,002
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$91,131
Fares
$91,131
Telecommunications – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$21,847
Telecommunications - Usage
$20,760
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,087
Family or Nominee Travel – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$14,386
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$13,022
COMCAR
$1,137
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$226
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,188
Parliamentary Duties
$1,188
What’s included in these figures
The total for Aaron Violi is the sum of all expenses charged to Aaron Violi’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?
Aaron Violi’s four-quarter total of $887,423 (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 $200,575, against an average of $221,856 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. Aaron Violi’s total of $887,423 is $182,912 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 57th 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.” Aaron Violi’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($314,538).
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 Aaron Violi this came to $3,182 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.