Trish Cook claimed $615,449 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 129th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $209,151. Largest categories: Office Administration ($225,007); Office Facilities ($146,818); Employee Travel ($93,745). 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.
Trish Cook's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$225,007
$221,473
$3,534 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$200,469
Office Consumables and Services
$23,843
Publications
$696
Office Facilities – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$146,818
$183,185
$36,367 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$146,818
Employee Travel – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$93,745
$114,932
$21,187 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$93,745
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$65,671
$43,715
$21,956 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$65,671
Other Car Costs – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$30,548
$27,108
$3,440 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,392
COMCAR
$7,156
Travel Allowance – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$28,216
$31,310
$3,094 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$28,216
Family or Nominee Travel – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$13,625
$3,367
$10,258 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$13,459
COMCAR
$166
International Travel – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$10,734
$0
$10,734 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$10,734
Telecommunications – Trish Cook, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,084
$2,701
$1,617 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,084
Total across all periods: $622,583 (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 – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$225,777
Printing and Communications
$201,239
Office Consumables and Services
$23,843
Publications
$696
Office Facilities – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$146,818
Office Facilities - Not stated
$146,818
Employee Travel – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$95,335
Domestic Travel
$95,335
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$68,993
Fares
$68,993
Other Car Costs – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$31,364
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,392
COMCAR
$7,972
Travel Allowance – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$28,852
Travel Allowance
$28,852
Family or Nominee Travel – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$13,625
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$13,459
COMCAR
$166
International Travel – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$10,734
Parliamentary Delegations
$10,734
Telecommunications – Trish Cook, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$1,084
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,084
What’s included in these figures
The total for Trish Cook is the sum of all expenses charged to Trish Cook’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?
Trish Cook’s four-quarter total of $615,449 (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 $209,151, against an average of $153,862 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. Trish Cook’s total of $615,449 is $32,257 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 129th 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.” Trish Cook’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($225,007).
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 Trish Cook this came to $13,625 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.
