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Claire Clutterham’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $697,673 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)

Claire Clutterham claimed $697,673 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 119th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $174,928. Largest categories: Office Administration ($336,175); Office Facilities ($183,483); Employee Travel ($67,567). 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

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher84$687,710$9,963 above this group's median of $687,710
Area: Under 100 km²32$810,588$112,915 below this group's median of $810,588
State: SA10$825,010$127,337 below this group's median of $825,010
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$726,481$28,808 below this group's median of $726,481

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.

Jump to total across all periods ($834,396)

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q3 20261 Jul – 30 Sep 2026$174,928Office Administration ($83,398)
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$217,699Office Administration ($115,180)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$127,741Office Administration ($52,192)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$177,304Office Administration ($85,405)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$119,377Office Facilities ($45,286)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$17,346Office Facilities ($9,860)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025––
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024––

Expenses by category

Claire Clutterham'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 – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$336,175$262,346$73,829 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications$311,515
Office Consumables and Services$22,834
Publications$1,827
Office Facilities – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$183,483$188,110$4,627 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated$183,483
Employee Travel – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$67,567$124,917$57,350 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel$67,567
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$61,185$45,732$15,453 above the median of $45,732
Fares$61,185
Travel Allowance – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$35,556$34,320$1,236 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance$35,556
Other Car Costs – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$9,451$28,254$18,803 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR$9,133
Parking$318
Telecommunications – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$3,391$2,683$708 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage$3,391
Family or Nominee Travel – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$640$1,839$1,199 below the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport$573
COMCAR$67
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$225$340$115 below the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties$91
Electorate Duties$74
Party Political Duties$60

Total across all periods: $834,396 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Sep 2026, 6 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
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$379,756
Printing and Communications$320,049
Office Consumables and Services$57,881
Publications$1,827
Office Facilities – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$238,629
Office Facilities - Not stated$238,629
Employee Travel – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$77,234
Domestic Travel$77,234
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$73,130
Fares$73,130
Travel Allowance – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$43,824
Travel Allowance$43,824
Other Car Costs – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$11,461
COMCAR$11,070
Parking$391
Family or Nominee Travel – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$5,327
Scheduled Commercial Transport$4,859
COMCAR$468
Telecommunications – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$4,478
Telecommunications - Usage$4,478
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Claire Clutterham, all periods
CategoryAmount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$555
Parliamentary Duties$388
Electorate Duties$107
Party Political Duties$60

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 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?

Claire Clutterham’s four-quarter total of $697,673 (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 $174,928, against an average of $174,418 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. Claire Clutterham’s total of $697,673 is $6,838 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 119th 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.” Claire Clutterham’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($336,175).

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 $640 over the window.

Generated 2026-11-12 • Data: IPEA • Political Gadgets