Subhead:New expenses data shows controversial Senator outspent the Prime Minister on taxpayer-funded family travel.#
WA Senator Fatima Payman has recorded almost $120,000 in taxpayer-funded family travel since 2022, placing her among the highest-spending parliamentarians for these entitlements, according to new disclosures from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA).
IPEA records show Payman claimed $119,790 for family members to accompany her on parliamentary travel between Q3 2022 and Q3 2025, Sky News has reported. The figure exceeds the amount spent by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the same period, despite Payman holding no ministerial role.
Only Andrew Willcox, who sits in the Coalition frontbench and has served on several Northern Australia committees, recorded higher family travel costs.
