Anthony Albanese’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $4,332,351
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Prime Minister; member of Cabinet
Anthony Albanese is Prime Minister; member of Cabinet. Anthony Albanese claimed $4,332,351 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 1st of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $966,288. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($2,650,247); International Travel ($1,009,182); Office Facilities ($284,638). 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.
Anthony Albanese's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$2,650,247
$114,932
$2,535,315 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$2,445,649
International Travel
$204,598
International Travel – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$1,009,182
$0
$1,009,182 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$1,009,182
Office Facilities – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$284,638
$183,185
$101,453 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$284,638
Office Administration – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$247,974
$221,473
$26,501 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$221,226
Office Consumables and Services
$24,467
Publications
$2,282
Other Car Costs – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$89,265
$27,108
$62,157 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$69,909
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,356
Travel Allowance – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,852
$31,310
$4,458 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$26,852
Family or Nominee Travel – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$22,012
$3,367
$18,645 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$18,145
COMCAR
$3,867
Telecommunications – Anthony Albanese, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,179
$2,701
$522 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,179
Total across all periods: $23,870,135 (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.
Employee Travel – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$14,538,436
Domestic Travel
$13,785,405
International Travel
$753,031
International Travel – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$2,976,554
Ministerial Visits
$2,959,728
Official Visits
$16,108
Representing Australia
$884
Parliamentary Delegations
-$167
Office Facilities – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$2,635,998
Office Facilities - Not stated
$2,635,998
Office Administration – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,918,451
Printing and Communications
$1,653,813
Office Consumables and Services
$227,614
Publications
$37,124
Additional Printing and Communications
-$100
Other Car Costs – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$864,817
COMCAR
$732,232
Private-Plated Vehicle
$132,519
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$67
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$415,222
Fares
$415,222
Travel Allowance – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$329,083
Travel Allowance
$329,083
Family or Nominee Travel – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$118,695
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$88,288
COMCAR
$30,407
Telecommunications – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$55,823
Telecommunications - Usage
$46,989
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,834
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$17,055
Official Duties
$14,352
Parliamentary Duties
$2,703
What’s included in these figures
The total for Anthony Albanese is the sum of all expenses charged to Anthony Albanese’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?
Anthony Albanese’s four-quarter total of $4,332,351 (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 $966,288, against an average of $1,083,088 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. Anthony Albanese’s total of $4,332,351 is $3,684,645 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 1st 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.” Anthony Albanese’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($2,650,247).
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 Anthony Albanese this came to $22,012 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.
