Claire Clutterham claimed $642,122 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 115th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $217,699. Largest categories: Office Administration ($295,569); Office Facilities ($179,448); Employee Travel ($61,200). 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.
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,274
$43,715
$10,559 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$54,274
Travel Allowance – Claire Clutterham, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$33,282
$31,310
$1,972 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$33,282
Other Car Costs – Claire Clutterham, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$9,053
$27,108
$18,055 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$8,742
Parking
$311
Family or Nominee Travel – Claire Clutterham, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,327
$3,367
$1,960 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,859
COMCAR
$468
Telecommunications – Claire Clutterham, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,642
$2,701
$941 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,642
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$327
$378
$51 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$220
Electorate Duties
$107
Total across all periods: $659,468 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, 5 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 – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$296,359
Printing and Communications
$251,867
Office Consumables and Services
$43,906
Publications
$586
Office Facilities – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$189,308
Office Facilities - Not stated
$189,308
Employee Travel – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$61,200
Domestic Travel
$61,200
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$57,478
Fares
$57,478
Travel Allowance – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$35,826
Travel Allowance
$35,826
Other Car Costs – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$9,834
COMCAR
$9,508
Parking
$326
Family or Nominee Travel – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,327
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,859
COMCAR
$468
Telecommunications – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$3,642
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,642
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$495
Parliamentary Duties
$388
Electorate Duties
$107
What’s included in these figures
The total for Claire Clutterham is the sum of all expenses charged to Claire Clutterham’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?
Claire Clutterham’s four-quarter total of $642,122 (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 $217,699, against an average of $160,530 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. Claire Clutterham’s total of $642,122 is $5,584 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 115th 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.” Claire Clutterham’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($295,569).
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 Claire Clutterham this came to $5,327 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.
