Ross Cadell’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $596,622
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Nationals Whip in the Senate
Ross Cadell is Nationals Whip in the Senate. Ross Cadell claimed $596,622 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 164th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $136,650. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($192,059); Employee Travel ($110,853); Office Administration ($105,257). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Whip
11
$456,921
$139,701 above this group's median of $456,921
State: NSW
12
$629,889
$33,267 below this group's median of $629,889
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.
Ross Cadell'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.
Office Facilities – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$192,059
$188,110
$3,949 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$192,059
Employee Travel – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$110,853
$124,917
$14,064 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$110,853
Office Administration – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$105,257
$262,346
$157,089 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$70,037
Office Consumables and Services
$18,895
Telephonic Services
$16,325
Other Car Costs – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$72,236
$28,254
$43,982 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$49,238
COMCAR
$15,838
Private Vehicle Allowance
$6,753
Parking
$407
Travel Allowance – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$66,653
$34,320
$32,333 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$66,547
Cancelled Accommodation
$106
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$31,659
$45,732
$14,073 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$31,659
Family or Nominee Travel – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$9,719
$1,839
$7,880 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$8,043
COMCAR
$1,676
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$5,850
$340
$5,510 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$5,622
Electorate Duties
$228
Telecommunications – Ross Cadell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,336
$2,683
$347 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,379
Telecommunications - Usage
$957
Total across all periods: $2,322,194 (1 Jul 2022 – 30 Sep 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 Facilities – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$812,965
Office Facilities - Not stated
$812,965
Office Administration – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$451,225
Printing and Communications
$301,067
Office Consumables and Services
$118,833
Telephonic Services
$31,325
Employee Travel – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$427,626
Domestic Travel
$427,626
Other Car Costs – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$229,705
Private-Plated Vehicle
$159,925
COMCAR
$59,295
Private Vehicle Allowance
$7,728
Parking
$2,757
Travel Allowance – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$223,409
Travel Allowance
$222,767
Cancelled Accommodation
$642
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$115,481
Fares
$115,481
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$25,463
Parliamentary Duties
$23,766
Electorate Duties
$1,698
Family or Nominee Travel – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$19,445
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$15,774
COMCAR
$3,672
Telecommunications – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$16,875
Telecommunications - Usage
$11,221
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$5,653
What’s included in these figures
The total for Ross Cadell is the sum of all expenses charged to Ross Cadell’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?
Ross Cadell’s four-quarter total of $596,622 (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 $136,650, against an average of $149,155 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. Ross Cadell’s total of $596,622 is $107,889 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 164th 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.” Ross Cadell’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($192,059).
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 Ross Cadell this came to $9,719 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.
