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Jo Briskey’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $731,187 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)

Jo Briskey claimed $731,187 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 78th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $198,803. Largest categories: Office Administration ($303,315); Office Facilities ($270,185); Employee Travel ($75,642). 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

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher84$615,300$115,887 above this group's median of $615,300
Area: Under 100 km²32$726,685$4,502 above this group's median of $726,685
State: VIC38$664,333$66,854 above this group's median of $664,333
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$663,877$67,310 above this group's median of $663,877

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.

Jump to total across all periods ($749,813)

See individual expense line items, quarter by quarter

Compare Jo Briskey with other politicians

Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$198,803Office Administration ($95,044)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$119,971Office Facilities ($63,792)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$214,383Office Administration ($120,032)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$198,029Office Facilities ($82,975)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$18,626Office Facilities ($15,532)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025––
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024––
Q3 20241 Jul – 30 Sep 2024––

Expenses by category

Jo Briskey's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.

Office Administration – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$303,315$221,473$81,842 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications$276,930
Office Consumables and Services$25,800
Publications$586
Office Facilities – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$270,185$183,185$87,000 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated$270,185
Employee Travel – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$75,642$114,932$39,290 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel$75,642
Travel Allowance – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$29,649$31,310$1,661 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance$29,649
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$25,441$43,715$18,274 below the median of $43,715
Fares$25,441
Other Car Costs – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$13,109$27,108$13,999 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle$6,643
COMCAR$6,466
Family or Nominee Travel – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$10,539$3,367$7,172 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport$8,940
COMCAR$1,598
Telecommunications – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$2,562$2,701$139 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage$2,183
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$378
International Travel – Jo Briskey, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
International Travel$745$0$745 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations$745

Total across all periods: $749,813 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, 5 quarters)

Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.

Office Administration – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$303,315
Printing and Communications$276,930
Office Consumables and Services$25,800
Publications$586
Office Facilities – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$285,717
Office Facilities - Not stated$285,717
Employee Travel – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$75,986
Domestic Travel$75,986
Travel Allowance – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$30,603
Travel Allowance$30,603
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$26,266
Fares$26,266
Other Car Costs – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$13,893
COMCAR$7,250
Private-Plated Vehicle$6,643
Family or Nominee Travel – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$10,726
Scheduled Commercial Transport$8,940
COMCAR$1,785
Telecommunications – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$2,562
Telecommunications - Usage$2,183
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$378
International Travel – Jo Briskey, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$745
Parliamentary Delegations$745

What’s included in these figures

The total for Jo Briskey is the sum of all expenses charged to Jo Briskey’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?

Jo Briskey’s four-quarter total of $731,187 (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 $198,803, against an average of $182,797 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. Jo Briskey’s total of $731,187 is $83,481 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 78th 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.” Jo Briskey’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($303,315).

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 Jo Briskey this came to $10,539 over the window.

Generated 2026-10-23 • Data: IPEA • Political Gadgets