Matthew Canavan’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $871,089
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism; member of the Shadow Cabinet; Leader of the Nationals
Matthew Canavan is Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism; member of the Shadow Cabinet; Leader of the Nationals. Matthew Canavan claimed $871,089 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 64th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $301,154. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($368,510); Office Facilities ($149,182); Office Administration ($95,240). 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: Shadow minister (cabinet or outer)
9
$652,501
$218,588 above this group's median of $652,501
State: QLD
12
$798,757
$72,332 above this group's median of $798,757
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.
Matthew Canavan'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.
Employee Travel – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$368,510
$124,917
$243,593 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$368,510
Office Facilities – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$149,182
$188,110
$38,928 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$149,182
Office Administration – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$95,240
$262,346
$167,106 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$61,179
Office Consumables and Services
$27,893
Publications
$6,168
Other Car Costs – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$85,374
$28,254
$57,120 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$72,410
COMCAR
$12,595
Parking
$369
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$79,996
$45,732
$34,264 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$79,996
Travel Allowance – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$60,704
$34,320
$26,384 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$60,704
Family or Nominee Travel – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$16,518
$1,839
$14,679 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$16,430
COMCAR
$88
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$12,719
$340
$12,379 above the median of $340
Official Duties
$10,508
Parliamentary Duties
$1,362
Electorate Duties
$850
Telecommunications – Matthew Canavan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,846
$2,683
$163 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,993
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$853
Total across all periods: $5,994,876 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 35 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Employee Travel – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$2,196,696
Domestic Travel
$2,018,340
International Travel
$178,356
Office Facilities – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,090,060
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,090,060
Office Administration – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$806,976
Printing and Communications
$596,621
Office Consumables and Services
$160,500
Publications
$46,570
Telephonic Services
$3,286
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$562,210
Fares
$562,210
Other Car Costs – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$476,498
Private-Plated Vehicle
$394,428
COMCAR
$79,279
Parking
$2,741
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$49
Travel Allowance – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$385,521
Travel Allowance
$385,521
International Travel – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$165,686
Ministerial Visits
$151,869
Parliamentary Delegations
$13,818
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$136,454
Official Duties
$64,554
Parliamentary Duties
$38,075
Electorate Duties
$30,797
Party Political Duties
$2,637
Electorate
$391
Family or Nominee Travel – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$104,490
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$103,193
COMCAR
$985
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$311
Telecommunications – Matthew Canavan, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$70,286
Telecommunications - Usage
$61,364
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,922
What’s included in these figures
The total for Matthew Canavan is the sum of all expenses charged to Matthew Canavan’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?
Matthew Canavan’s four-quarter total of $871,089 (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 $301,154, against an average of $217,772 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. Matthew Canavan’s total of $871,089 is $166,578 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 64th 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.” Matthew Canavan’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($368,510).
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 Matthew Canavan this came to $16,518 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.
