Anthony Chisholm’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $784,952
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Assistant Minister for Regional Development; Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Assistant Minister for Resources; Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate
Anthony Chisholm is Assistant Minister for Regional Development; Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Assistant Minister for Resources; Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate. Anthony Chisholm claimed $784,952 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 84th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $263,938. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($283,020); Office Facilities ($212,055); Office Administration ($102,439). 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: Assistant minister
2
$849,858
$64,906 below this group's median of $849,858
State: QLD
12
$798,757
$13,805 below 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.
Anthony Chisholm'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 – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$283,020
$124,917
$158,103 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$280,430
International Travel
$2,590
Office Facilities – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$212,055
$188,110
$23,945 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$212,055
Office Administration – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$102,439
$262,346
$159,907 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$90,589
Office Consumables and Services
$10,684
Publications
$1,167
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$99,167
$45,732
$53,435 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$99,167
Other Car Costs – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$40,913
$28,254
$12,659 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$29,338
COMCAR
$11,415
Parking
$160
Travel Allowance – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$35,195
$34,320
$875 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$35,195
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$6,761
$340
$6,421 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$5,287
Official Duties
$1,107
Electorate Duties
$367
International Travel – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$3,969
$0
$3,969 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$3,969
Telecommunications – Anthony Chisholm, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,433
$2,683
$1,250 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,433
Total across all periods: $4,358,433 (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.
Office Facilities – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,323,701
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,323,701
Employee Travel – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,022,894
Domestic Travel
$1,020,304
International Travel
$2,590
Office Administration – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$885,067
Printing and Communications
$761,941
Office Consumables and Services
$114,301
Publications
$8,825
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$493,470
Fares
$493,470
Travel Allowance – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$256,711
Travel Allowance
$256,711
Other Car Costs – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$246,652
Private-Plated Vehicle
$175,112
COMCAR
$70,681
Parking
$792
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$67
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$68,869
Electorate Duties
$38,955
Official Duties
$14,215
Parliamentary Duties
$13,437
Special Charter
$1,568
Electorate
$423
Party Political Duties
$272
Telecommunications – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$32,451
Telecommunications - Usage
$32,451
Family or Nominee Travel – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$24,647
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$23,322
COMCAR
$1,326
International Travel – Anthony Chisholm, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$3,969
Ministerial Visits
$3,969
What’s included in these figures
The total for Anthony Chisholm is the sum of all expenses charged to Anthony Chisholm’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?
Anthony Chisholm’s four-quarter total of $784,952 (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 $263,938, against an average of $196,238 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. Anthony Chisholm’s total of $784,952 is $80,441 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 84th 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.” Anthony Chisholm’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($283,020).
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 Anthony Chisholm this came to $0 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.