Position: Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing; Opposition Chief Whip
Cameron Caldwell is Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing; Opposition Chief Whip. Cameron Caldwell claimed $750,760 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 68th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $249,220. Largest categories: Office Administration ($306,163); Office Facilities ($172,565); Employee Travel ($165,274). 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.
Cameron Caldwell's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$306,163
$221,473
$84,690 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$263,908
Office Consumables and Services
$41,219
Publications
$1,036
Office Facilities – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$172,565
$183,185
$10,620 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$172,565
Employee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$165,274
$114,932
$50,342 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$165,274
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$48,127
$43,715
$4,412 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$48,127
Travel Allowance – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,579
$31,310
$4,731 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$26,579
Other Car Costs – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$20,383
$27,108
$6,725 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$20,383
Family or Nominee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$8,527
$3,367
$5,160 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$7,369
COMCAR
$1,158
Telecommunications – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,673
$2,701
$1,028 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,673
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,469
$378
$1,091 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$1,469
International Travel – Cameron Caldwell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$0
$0
in line with the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$0
Total across all periods: $1,952,818 (1 Jul 2023 – 30 Jun 2026, 12 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
$924,433
Printing and Communications
$812,991
Office Consumables and Services
$107,170
Publications
$4,272
Office Facilities – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$437,076
Office Facilities - Not stated
$437,076
Employee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$306,138
Domestic Travel
$306,138
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$110,082
Fares
$110,082
Travel Allowance – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$64,615
Travel Allowance
$64,615
Other Car Costs – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$51,727
COMCAR
$51,665
Parking
$62
Family or Nominee Travel – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$39,152
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$35,085
COMCAR
$4,067
International Travel – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$9,084
Parliamentary Delegations
$9,084
Telecommunications – Cameron Caldwell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$7,600
Telecommunications - Usage
$7,600
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 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?
Cameron Caldwell’s four-quarter total of $750,760 (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 $249,220, against an average of $187,690 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. Cameron Caldwell’s total of $750,760 is $103,054 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 68th 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.” Cameron Caldwell’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($306,163).
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 $8,527 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.
