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Political Gadgets is an independent Australian transparency site providing free public access to data on federal politicians and government. Our interactive databases cover how members of parliament vote on legislation, what they spend on travel and entitlements, their declared financial interests and shareholdings, political donations, lobbyist activity, government tenders, corporate tax payments, and Freedom of Information request outcomes. Data is sourced directly from official parliamentary and government records and updated regularly — some tools daily, others weekly. Use the tools below to research any sitting or former federal politician, company, donor, or government department.

Australian Federal Politician Summary Profiles

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The Politician Summary

Voting record, expenses, declared interests, and donations for every Australian federal politician in one place. The recommended starting point for researching any MP or Senator.
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Company Summary

All government-related data on an Australian company in one dashboard — contracts received, political donations made, lobbyist connections, and tax payments.
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Electorate Summary

Go directly to the information we have on any electorate — all 150 federal divisions listed alphabetically with their current member and party.

Australian Federal Politician Voting Records

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Pol-arity

Compare the voting records of any two Australian federal politicians to see how often they vote the same way across all parliamentary divisions.
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Voting records

Search how any Australian federal politician has voted on every bill and motion before parliament. Filter by name, party, or electorate.
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The voting train (Reps)

Ranked map of voting similarity across all House of Representatives members — see which MPs cluster together and which cross party lines.
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The voting train (Senate)

Ranked map of voting similarity across all Australian Senators — see which senators align most closely and which are outliers.
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The Votes-Like-Joyce-O-Meter

How closely does your federal MP's voting record align with Barnaby Joyce? Ranks all members of parliament by similarity to Joyce's voting history.
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Independent voting alignment to the 4 main parties

Shows how the voting records of Australian independent and crossbench MPs align with Labor, Liberal, Greens, and Nationals across all parliamentary divisions.
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Independent voting alignment to Lab and Lib

Head-to-head comparison of how each Australian independent MP's voting record sits between Labor and the Liberal Party.
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Gagging debate tracker

Tracks the use of gag motions in the Australian federal parliament — which party applies them most, and how frequently debate is cut short by closure motions.
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A house divided

Full results of recent parliamentary divisions in the House of Representatives and Senate, including how every member voted.

Federal Politician Parliamentary Expenses and Entitlements

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Politician's expenses: latest Quarter

Latest parliamentary entitlement expenses for each Australian federal politician, broken down by category (travel, accommodation, staff, etc.) and financial year.

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Politician's aggregated expenses

Total parliamentary entitlement expenses for each Australian federal politician, broken down by category (travel, accommodation, staff, etc.) and financial year.

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Expense accounts

Itemised parliamentary expense claims for Australian federal politicians — every line of spending sourced from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority.
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Compare expenses

Compare up to four Australian federal MPs and Senators side by side, by category, per quarter or career average, against the median politician. Open data under CC BY 4.0.
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Flying visits

Domestic and international flights claimed as parliamentary entitlements by Australian MPs and Senators, sourced from official IPEA disclosures.
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Peak flying time

Chart of politician flight activity over time — see whether travel peaks align with parliamentary sitting weeks, elections, or other events.
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Ranked list for the quarter

Ranked list of Australian federal politicians by total parliamentary expenses claimed in the most recent quarter.
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VIP Flight Tracker

Tracks use of RAAF VIP aircraft by Australian government ministers and officials — destinations, dates, and which ministers are flying.
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One Nation's Plane Tracker

Tracks the plane donated by Gina Rinehart to One Nation.

Australian Parliamentarian Declared Financial Interests

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Politicians Declared Interests

Searchable register of all financial interests declared by Australian federal parliamentarians — property, shares, directorships, memberships, and other potential conflicts. Updated daily.
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Pollies' Shareholdings

All shares and listed securities declared by Australian federal MPs and Senators in their register of interests. Search by politician, company, or stock.
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Dynamic Interests database

Dynamic, continuously updated database of declared interests across the entire federal parliament. Search and filter across all categories of declared interest.
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Individual Interests declared

Browse the full declared interests register for any individual Australian federal politician — all categories of interests listed as submitted to parliament.

Federal Parliament — Hansard, Attendance and Calendar

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Federal Parliament Calendar

Sitting dates and scheduled business for the Australian federal parliament — House of Representatives and Senate sitting weeks, recesses, and key parliamentary events.

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So, they said...

Search the Australian federal Hansard by politician name or keyword to find everything a representative has said on the record in parliament.
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Talked about

Search Hansard to find all references to a specific Australian politician made by other members of parliament.
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Visualise Hansard search

Enter any topic to see which parties and individual politicians speak about it most in the Australian federal parliament, visualised by frequency and share.
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Ranked list of attendance

Ranked list of Australian federal politicians by parliamentary attendance rate — how often each MP or Senator is present to vote.

Australian Federal Electorates

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Find My Electorate

Enter an address or use your current location to find your federal electorate, state electorate, and local council area — plus your current federal member and links to the AEC and They Vote For You.
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Compare 2 Electorates

Pick any two of Australia's 150 federal electorates and compare them side by side — population, income, rent, and 2025 election results, sourced from the AEC and ABS Census.
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Compare Similar Electorates

Browse all 150 federal electorates grouped by shared traits — held by which minister, electorate size, state, and more — an alternate way into the same comparison dataset.
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Electorates A-Z

Go directly to the information we have on any electorate — all 150 federal divisions listed alphabetically with their current member and party.

Australian Political Donations

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Donors

Search Australian political donations by donor name, recipient party, or amount. Data sourced from AEC disclosures, cleaned and organised by Political Gadgets. Updated weekly.
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Explore Donations Database

Full searchable database of Australian political donations — filter by donor, recipient, year, or donation type. AEC data with daily updates and organisational clean-up.

Australian Government Business, Tenders and Contracts

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Company Summary

All government-related data on an Australian company — federal contracts awarded, political donations made, registered lobbyists, and ATO tax transparency data in one view.
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Flows of money from Departments to suppliers

Visualises year-to-date flows of federal government contract spending from each department to private suppliers. See which companies are receiving the most from each agency.
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Explore tax payments

Search ATO tax transparency data to see how much income tax large companies operating in Australia declare and pay — or what they offset to zero.
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Explore tenders

Search Australian federal government contracts and tenders — find which companies win government work, for how much, and from which department.
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Explore ASX

Interactive network map of ASX company directorship connections — see how board memberships link listed companies to each other and to government.

Australian Lobbyist Register — Who Lobbies for Whom

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Explore lobbyists

Search Australia's federal lobbyist register — find which lobbying firms represent which clients, and which individual lobbyists have registered access to government ministers.

Politics and Social Media

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Facebook Political Advertising

How much is being spent on political advertising on Facebook and who is spending it.
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Google Political Advertising

How much is being spent on political advertising on Google Search, YouTube and Display, and who is spending it — including spend by party.
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Blue Sky Pulse

What Australia is saying about politics on Bluesky: a daily summary of #auspol going back to April, selectable by day and searchable, plus the accounts whose posts get the most traction.

Federal Government Freedom of Information Requests

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FOI Explorer

Search and analyse Freedom of Information requests to Australian federal government agencies — outcomes, processing times, refusal rates, and which agencies receive the most requests.

New South Wales Government Transparency

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Ministerial Diaries Explorer

Search NSW Government ministerial diaries to see who state ministers are meeting with — lobbyists, industry representatives, unions, and other stakeholders.