Australian Parliamentarians' Work and Travel Expenses, Q2 2022

Australian parliamentary expenditure data reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA). The dataset covers work expenses and staff travel expenses for current and former parliamentarians from 1 April to 30 June 2022. It is published under the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017.

Use Cases

• Analyze quarterly expenditure patterns based on reported work and travel expenses.
• Track public spending accountability based on legislated reporting requirements.
• Compare expense categories across parliamentarians based on the description of work and staff travel.

Strengths

• Data is published under a specific legislative act (Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017).
• Covers a specific, defined quarterly period (1 April to 30 June 2022).
• Published by an official, named authority (Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the single quarterly reporting period.

Provenance

Source

Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA)

Collection Method

Public reporting under section 12 of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017.

Time Range

1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 05:39:43.476099; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia