Tony Zappia’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $429,806
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Tony Zappia claimed $429,806 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 209th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $129,725. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($142,857); Office Administration ($136,334); Employee Travel ($49,297). 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.
Tony Zappia's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$142,857
$183,185
$40,328 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$142,857
Office Administration – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$136,334
$221,473
$85,139 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$110,591
Office Consumables and Services
$21,428
Publications
$4,315
Employee Travel – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$49,297
$114,932
$65,635 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$49,297
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$40,257
$43,715
$3,458 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$40,257
Travel Allowance – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$37,231
$31,310
$5,921 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$37,231
Other Car Costs – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$11,692
$27,108
$15,416 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$11,692
Family or Nominee Travel – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,668
$3,367
$3,301 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,496
COMCAR
$172
Telecommunications – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,313
$2,701
$2,612 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,315
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$998
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Zappia, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$157
$378
$221 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$157
Total across all periods: $3,572,698 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 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.
Office Administration – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,741,824
Printing and Communications
$1,539,987
Office Consumables and Services
$172,436
Publications
$29,400
Office Facilities – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$994,935
Office Facilities - Not stated
$994,935
Travel Allowance – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$239,916
Travel Allowance
$239,916
Employee Travel – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$236,528
Domestic Travel
$236,528
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$201,491
Fares
$201,491
Other Car Costs – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$72,088
COMCAR
$72,088
Telecommunications – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$53,072
Telecommunications - Usage
$46,914
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,158
International Travel – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$20,717
Parliamentary Delegations
$20,717
Family or Nominee Travel – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$9,706
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$9,424
COMCAR
$281
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Zappia, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,421
Parliamentary Duties
$2,421
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tony Zappia is the sum of all expenses charged to Tony Zappia’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?
Tony Zappia’s four-quarter total of $429,806 (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 $129,725, against an average of $107,451 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. Tony Zappia’s total of $429,806 is $217,900 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 209th 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.” Tony Zappia’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($142,857).
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 Tony Zappia this came to $6,668 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.
