Australian Parliamentarians' Work and Travel Expenses

The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) reports work and travel expenses for current and former Australian parliamentarians and their staff. This dataset covers expenditures from 1 January to 31 March 2023, published under the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017. It serves as a mechanism for public accountability of government spending.

Use Cases

• Tracking travel expenditure patterns for parliamentarians and their staff.
• Analyzing quarterly work expense trends across different parliamentary roles.
• Monitoring public accountability of government spending as mandated by legislation.
• Comparing expense categories reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority.

Strengths

• Published under a specific legislative mandate (Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017), ensuring a formal reporting standard.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and analysis.
• Regularly updated, with the most recent update recorded on 2026-05-13.

Limitations

• Column names and a detailed data schema are unknown, limiting precise analysis.
• The exact row count and dataset size are not provided.
• The temporal coverage is limited to a single quarter (January-March 2023).

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 January to 31 March 2023

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-05-13.

Geography

Australia