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 $824,403 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 51st of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $252,177. Largest categories: Office Administration ($258,771); Employee Travel ($245,042); Office Facilities ($214,076). 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.
Aaron Violi's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$258,771
$221,473
$37,298 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$230,828
Office Consumables and Services
$27,608
Publications
$335
Employee Travel – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$245,042
$114,932
$130,110 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$245,042
Office Facilities – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$214,076
$183,185
$30,891 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$214,076
Other Car Costs – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$44,251
$27,108
$17,143 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$27,026
COMCAR
$17,226
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$31,489
$43,715
$12,226 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$31,489
Travel Allowance – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$24,944
$31,310
$6,366 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$24,944
Family or Nominee Travel – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,854
$3,367
$487 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,383
COMCAR
$471
Telecommunications – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,882
$2,701
$819 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,882
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$95
$378
$283 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$95
Total across all periods: $2,566,005 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 17 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
$1,131,561
Printing and Communications
$1,008,889
Office Consumables and Services
$100,944
Telephonic Services
$20,621
Publications
$1,106
Office Facilities – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$733,254
Office Facilities - Not stated
$733,254
Employee Travel – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$377,547
Domestic Travel
$377,547
Other Car Costs – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$118,611
Private-Plated Vehicle
$68,857
COMCAR
$37,802
Parking
$11,952
Travel Allowance – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$88,820
Travel Allowance
$88,820
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$82,314
Fares
$82,314
Telecommunications – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$21,438
Telecommunications - Usage
$20,351
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,087
Family or Nominee Travel – Aaron Violi, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$11,270
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,133
COMCAR
$1,137
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 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?
Aaron Violi’s four-quarter total of $824,403 (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 $252,177, against an average of $206,101 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. Aaron Violi’s total of $824,403 is $176,697 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 51st 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.” Aaron Violi’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($258,771).
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 $3,854 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.
