Matt Burnell’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $615,031
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Matt Burnell claimed $615,031 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 131st of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $190,922. Largest categories: Office Administration ($295,071); Office Facilities ($137,046); Employee Travel ($61,777). 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.
Matt Burnell's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$295,071
$221,473
$73,598 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$256,795
Office Consumables and Services
$35,524
Publications
$2,104
Telephonic Services
$649
Office Facilities – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$137,046
$183,185
$46,139 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$137,046
Employee Travel – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$61,777
$114,932
$53,155 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$61,777
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$59,853
$43,715
$16,138 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$59,853
Travel Allowance – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,686
$31,310
$376 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$31,686
Other Car Costs – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$23,457
$27,108
$3,651 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$13,579
COMCAR
$9,486
Parking
$393
Telecommunications – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,408
$2,701
$1,707 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,408
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,258
$3,367
$2,109 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,126
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$132
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Burnell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$475
$378
$97 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$475
Total across all periods: $2,356,996 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 17 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 – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,162,168
Printing and Communications
$1,001,240
Office Consumables and Services
$148,304
Publications
$11,308
Telephonic Services
$1,316
Office Facilities – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$526,628
Office Facilities - Not stated
$526,628
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$212,989
Fares
$212,989
Employee Travel – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$211,221
Domestic Travel
$211,221
Travel Allowance – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$113,058
Travel Allowance
$113,058
Other Car Costs – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$84,720
Private-Plated Vehicle
$45,840
COMCAR
$37,869
Parking
$1,011
Telecommunications – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$19,193
Telecommunications - Usage
$19,193
International Travel – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$10,104
Parliamentary Delegations
$9,764
Representing Australia
$341
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$9,478
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$9,036
COMCAR
$309
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$132
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Burnell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$7,436
Parliamentary Duties
$7,436
What’s included in these figures
The total for Matt Burnell is the sum of all expenses charged to Matt Burnell’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?
Matt Burnell’s four-quarter total of $615,031 (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 $190,922, against an average of $153,758 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. Matt Burnell’s total of $615,031 is $32,675 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 131st 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.” Matt Burnell’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($295,071).
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 Matt Burnell this came to $1,258 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.
