Alex Antic’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $326,725
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Alex Antic claimed $326,725 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 223rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $72,461. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($145,103); Employee Travel ($81,220); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($28,062). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$169,706 below this group's median of $496,431
State: SA
12
$512,142
$185,417 below this group's median of $512,142
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); 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. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Alex Antic's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$145,103
$183,185
$38,082 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$145,103
Employee Travel – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$81,220
$114,932
$33,712 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$81,220
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$28,062
$43,715
$15,653 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$28,062
Travel Allowance – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$23,418
$31,310
$7,892 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$23,418
Office Administration – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$22,770
$221,473
$198,703 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$14,603
Office Consumables and Services
$7,200
Publications
$967
Other Car Costs – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$12,897
$27,108
$14,211 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$10,167
Parking
$1,566
COMCAR
$1,164
Family or Nominee Travel – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,664
$3,367
$3,297 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,664
Telecommunications – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,681
$2,701
$2,980 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,491
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,189
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Alex Antic, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$911
$378
$533 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$911
Total across all periods: $2,015,400 (1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 28 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Facilities – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$702,022
Office Facilities - Not stated
$702,022
Office Administration – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$613,509
Printing and Communications
$461,023
Office Consumables and Services
$129,016
Telephonic Services
$17,957
Publications
$5,512
Employee Travel – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$273,178
Domestic Travel
$273,178
Travel Allowance – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$139,407
Travel Allowance
$139,407
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$119,300
Fares
$119,300
Other Car Costs – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$86,914
Private-Plated Vehicle
$64,758
COMCAR
$20,549
Parking
$1,606
Family or Nominee Travel – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$41,480
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$41,123
COMCAR
$358
Telecommunications – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$32,853
Telecommunications - Usage
$26,707
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,146
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Alex Antic, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$6,736
Parliamentary Duties
$6,130
Electorate Duties
$606
What’s included in these figures
The total for Alex Antic is the sum of all expenses charged to Alex Antic’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?
Alex Antic’s four-quarter total of $326,725 (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 $72,461, against an average of $81,681 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. Alex Antic’s total of $326,725 is $320,981 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 223rd 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.” Alex Antic’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($145,103).
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 Alex Antic this came to $6,664 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.
