Larissa Waters’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $1,514,245
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Larissa Waters claimed $1,514,245 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 12th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $376,141. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($870,474); Office Facilities ($308,945); Office Administration ($209,113). 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
$963,365 above this group's median of $550,880
State: QLD
12
$798,757
$715,488 above this group's median of $798,757
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.
Larissa Waters'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 – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$870,474
$124,917
$745,557 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$870,474
Office Facilities – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$308,945
$188,110
$120,835 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$308,945
Office Administration – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$209,113
$262,346
$53,233 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$85,655
Additional Printing and Communications
$69,854
Office Consumables and Services
$52,181
Publications
$1,424
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$65,882
$45,732
$20,150 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$65,882
Travel Allowance – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$32,901
$34,320
$1,419 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$32,667
Cancelled Accommodation
$234
Other Car Costs – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$22,009
$28,254
$6,245 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$15,657
Private-Plated Vehicle
$6,306
Parking
$46
Telecommunications – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,661
$2,683
$978 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,892
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,769
Family or Nominee Travel – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,198
$1,839
$641 below the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,198
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Larissa Waters, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$63
$340
$277 below the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$63
Total across all periods: $4,256,691 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 34 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 – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,413,840
Domestic Travel
$1,413,840
Office Facilities – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,186,719
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,186,719
Office Administration – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$985,454
Printing and Communications
$691,323
Office Consumables and Services
$211,993
Additional Printing and Communications
$69,854
Telephonic Services
$7,885
Publications
$4,399
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$331,812
Fares
$331,812
Travel Allowance – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$189,747
Travel Allowance
$189,513
Cancelled Accommodation
$234
Other Car Costs – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$96,978
COMCAR
$69,812
Private-Plated Vehicle
$26,800
Parking
$366
Telecommunications – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$41,819
Telecommunications - Usage
$31,186
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$10,633
Family or Nominee Travel – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,001
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,001
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Larissa Waters, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$4,322
Electorate Duties
$2,695
Parliamentary Duties
$1,627
What’s included in these figures
The total for Larissa Waters is the sum of all expenses charged to Larissa Waters’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?
Larissa Waters’s four-quarter total of $1,514,245 (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 $376,141, against an average of $378,561 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. Larissa Waters’s total of $1,514,245 is $809,734 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 12th 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.” Larissa Waters’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($870,474).
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 Larissa Waters this came to $1,198 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.
