Ross Cadell’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $654,248
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Nationals Whip in the Senate
Ross Cadell is Nationals Whip in the Senate. Ross Cadell claimed $654,248 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 110th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $177,187. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($179,254); Office Administration ($139,694); Employee Travel ($123,078). 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: Whip
10
$425,487
$228,761 above this group's median of $425,487
State: NSW
12
$584,453
$69,795 above this group's median of $584,453
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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$179,254
$183,185
$3,931 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$179,254
Office Administration – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$139,694
$221,473
$81,779 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$93,635
Office Consumables and Services
$30,604
Telephonic Services
$15,455
Employee Travel – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$123,078
$114,932
$8,146 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$123,078
Other Car Costs – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$71,936
$27,108
$44,828 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$46,943
COMCAR
$20,143
Private Vehicle Allowance
$4,501
Parking
$348
Travel Allowance – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$67,723
$31,310
$36,413 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$67,723
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$40,226
$43,715
$3,489 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$40,226
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$19,278
$378
$18,900 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$19,051
Electorate Duties
$228
Family or Nominee Travel – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,660
$3,367
$7,293 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$8,501
COMCAR
$2,159
Telecommunications – Ross Cadell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,398
$2,701
$303 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,400
Telecommunications - Usage
$998
Total across all periods: $2,185,544 (1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 16 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
$762,755
Office Facilities - Not stated
$762,755
Office Administration – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$434,812
Printing and Communications
$289,387
Office Consumables and Services
$114,970
Telephonic Services
$30,455
Employee Travel – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$399,739
Domestic Travel
$399,739
Other Car Costs – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$211,863
Private-Plated Vehicle
$147,071
COMCAR
$56,673
Private Vehicle Allowance
$5,476
Parking
$2,643
Travel Allowance – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$205,759
Travel Allowance
$205,224
Cancelled Accommodation
$535
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$111,702
Fares
$111,702
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$24,775
Parliamentary Duties
$23,077
Electorate Duties
$1,698
Family or Nominee Travel – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$17,703
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$14,468
COMCAR
$3,234
Telecommunications – Ross Cadell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$16,438
Telecommunications - Usage
$11,016
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$5,422
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 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?
Ross Cadell’s four-quarter total of $654,248 (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 $177,187, against an average of $163,562 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. Ross Cadell’s total of $654,248 is $6,542 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 110th 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.” Ross Cadell’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($179,254).
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 $10,660 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.
