Anthony Albanese’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $4,311,607
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Prime Minister; member of Cabinet
Anthony Albanese is Prime Minister; member of Cabinet. Anthony Albanese claimed $4,311,607 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 1st of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $920,335. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($2,756,969); International Travel ($858,245); Office Facilities ($296,683). 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 226 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 latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$2,756,969
$124,917
$2,632,052 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$2,560,938
International Travel
$196,032
International Travel – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$858,245
$0
$858,245 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$858,245
Office Facilities – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$296,683
$188,110
$108,573 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$296,683
Office Administration – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$255,556
$262,346
$6,790 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$232,034
Office Consumables and Services
$22,940
Publications
$581
Other Car Costs – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$92,324
$28,254
$64,070 above the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$72,968
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,356
Travel Allowance – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$30,779
$34,320
$3,541 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$30,779
Family or Nominee Travel – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$19,260
$1,839
$17,421 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$17,487
COMCAR
$1,773
Telecommunications – Anthony Albanese, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,790
$2,683
$893 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,790
Total across all periods: $24,790,470 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 35 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
$15,229,630
Domestic Travel
$14,446,014
International Travel
$783,615
International Travel – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$2,994,666
Ministerial Visits
$2,977,840
Official Visits
$16,108
Representing Australia
$884
Parliamentary Delegations
-$167
Office Facilities – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$2,693,666
Office Facilities - Not stated
$2,693,666
Office Administration – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,033,983
Printing and Communications
$1,759,943
Office Consumables and Services
$236,434
Publications
$37,705
Additional Printing and Communications
-$100
Other Car Costs – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$888,806
COMCAR
$751,383
Private-Plated Vehicle
$137,356
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
$338,709
Travel Allowance
$338,709
Family or Nominee Travel – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$122,517
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$92,110
COMCAR
$30,407
Telecommunications – Anthony Albanese, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$56,216
Telecommunications - Usage
$47,382
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 latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): 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 11 Nov 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 2026-11-12.
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 $4,311,607 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Jul–Sep 2026) was $920,335, against an average of $1,077,902 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 226 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $704,511 and half more. Anthony Albanese’s total of $4,311,607 is $3,607,096 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 1st of 226.
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 ($2,756,969).
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 $19,260 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.
