Cameron Caldwell’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $844,707
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing; Opposition Chief Whip
Cameron Caldwell is Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing; Opposition Chief Whip. Cameron Caldwell claimed $844,707 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 66th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $234,810. Largest categories: Office Administration ($327,289); Employee Travel ($227,816); Office Facilities ($186,985). 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.
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.
Cameron Caldwell'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 Administration – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$327,289
$262,346
$64,943 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$277,577
Office Consumables and Services
$46,060
Telephonic Services
$2,616
Publications
$1,036
Employee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$227,816
$124,917
$102,899 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$227,816
Office Facilities – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$186,985
$188,110
$1,125 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$186,985
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$47,014
$45,732
$1,282 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$47,014
Travel Allowance – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$30,247
$34,320
$4,073 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$30,110
Cancelled Accommodation
$137
Other Car Costs – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$19,418
$28,254
$8,836 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$19,418
Family or Nominee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,605
$1,839
$1,766 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,762
COMCAR
$842
Telecommunications – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,825
$2,683
$858 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,825
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$508
$340
$168 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$508
International Travel – Cameron Caldwell, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$0
$0
in line with the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$0
Total across all periods: $2,187,628 (1 Jul 2023 – 30 Sep 2026, 13 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 – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$998,547
Printing and Communications
$870,331
Office Consumables and Services
$121,327
Publications
$4,272
Telephonic Services
$2,616
Office Facilities – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$480,395
Office Facilities - Not stated
$480,395
Employee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$398,627
Domestic Travel
$398,627
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$119,918
Fares
$119,918
Travel Allowance – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$73,689
Travel Allowance
$73,552
Cancelled Accommodation
$137
Other Car Costs – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$55,203
COMCAR
$55,141
Parking
$62
Family or Nominee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$41,046
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$36,460
COMCAR
$4,586
International Travel – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$9,084
Parliamentary Delegations
$9,084
Telecommunications – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$8,209
Telecommunications - Usage
$8,209
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,911
Parliamentary Duties
$2,911
What’s included in these figures
The total for Cameron Caldwell is the sum of all expenses charged to Cameron Caldwell’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?
Cameron Caldwell’s four-quarter total of $844,707 (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 $234,810, against an average of $211,177 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. Cameron Caldwell’s total of $844,707 is $140,196 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 66th 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.” Cameron Caldwell’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($327,289).
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 Cameron Caldwell this came to $3,605 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.