Pat Conroy’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $1,749,290
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Minister for Defence Industry; Minister for Pacific Island Affairs; member of Cabinet
Pat Conroy is Minister for Defence Industry; Minister for Pacific Island Affairs; member of Cabinet. Pat Conroy claimed $1,749,290 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 6th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $632,411. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($788,100); Office Administration ($369,820); Office Facilities ($296,794). 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.
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.
Pat Conroy'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 – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$788,100
$124,917
$663,183 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$657,771
International Travel
$130,329
Office Administration – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$369,820
$262,346
$107,474 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$302,712
Office Consumables and Services
$63,414
Telephonic Services
$2,246
Publications
$1,447
Office Facilities – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$296,794
$188,110
$108,684 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$296,794
International Travel – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$129,458
$0
$129,458 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$129,458
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$59,475
$45,732
$13,743 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$59,475
Other Car Costs – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$54,879
$28,254
$26,625 above the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$40,057
Private-Plated Vehicle
$14,423
Parking
$398
Travel Allowance – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$46,102
$34,320
$11,782 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$46,102
Telecommunications – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,510
$2,683
$1,827 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,430
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,080
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Pat Conroy, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$152
$340
$188 below the median of $340
Official Duties
$132
Parliamentary Duties
$20
Total across all periods: $7,433,069 (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 – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$2,378,642
Domestic Travel
$1,996,495
International Travel
$382,147
Office Administration – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,214,132
Printing and Communications
$1,883,208
Office Consumables and Services
$300,998
Publications
$27,595
Telephonic Services
$2,330
Office Facilities – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,230,627
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,230,627
International Travel – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$528,845
Ministerial Visits
$508,774
Representing Australia
$20,071
Other Car Costs – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$386,198
COMCAR
$199,701
Private-Plated Vehicle
$182,728
Parking
$3,769
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$306,831
Fares
$306,831
Travel Allowance – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$297,641
Travel Allowance
$297,641
Telecommunications – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$70,115
Telecommunications - Usage
$53,086
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$17,030
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$12,511
Parliamentary Duties
$10,650
Official Duties
$1,861
Family or Nominee Travel – Pat Conroy, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$7,527
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$7,323
COMCAR
$204
What’s included in these figures
The total for Pat Conroy is the sum of all expenses charged to Pat Conroy’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?
Pat Conroy’s four-quarter total of $1,749,290 (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 $632,411, against an average of $437,322 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. Pat Conroy’s total of $1,749,290 is $1,044,779 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 6th 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.” Pat Conroy’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($788,100).
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 Pat Conroy 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.