Milton Dick’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $1,292,494
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Speaker
Milton Dick is Speaker. Milton Dick claimed $1,292,494 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 21st of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $346,418. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($353,858); Employee Travel ($347,100); Office Administration ($288,815). 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.
Milton Dick'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 Facilities – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$353,858
$188,110
$165,748 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$353,858
Employee Travel – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$347,100
$124,917
$222,183 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$250,056
International Travel
$97,044
Office Administration – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$288,815
$262,346
$26,469 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$227,801
Office Consumables and Services
$60,433
Publications
$581
International Travel – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$195,585
$0
$195,585 above the median of $0
Official Visits
$195,585
Travel Allowance – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$42,267
$34,320
$7,947 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$42,267
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$33,077
$45,732
$12,655 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$33,077
Other Car Costs – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$27,708
$28,254
$546 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$14,840
Private-Plated Vehicle
$12,868
Telecommunications – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,437
$2,683
$754 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,412
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,025
Family or Nominee Travel – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$528
$1,839
$1,311 below the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$528
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Milton Dick, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$118
$340
$222 below the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$118
Total across all periods: $6,621,797 (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 Administration – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,187,865
Printing and Communications
$1,744,432
Office Consumables and Services
$361,572
Specified Public Resources
$54,131
Publications
$16,104
Telephonic Services
$11,626
Office Facilities – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,910,348
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,910,348
Employee Travel – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,175,466
Domestic Travel
$921,933
International Travel
$253,533
International Travel – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$522,354
Official Visits
$491,852
Representing Australia
$18,498
Parliamentary Delegations
$12,005
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$268,015
Fares
$268,015
Travel Allowance – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$264,139
Travel Allowance
$264,139
Other Car Costs – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$229,533
Private-Plated Vehicle
$149,393
COMCAR
$79,653
Parking
$487
Telecommunications – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$48,853
Telecommunications - Usage
$41,303
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$7,550
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$12,157
Parliamentary Duties
$12,157
Family or Nominee Travel – Milton Dick, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,066
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,066
What’s included in these figures
The total for Milton Dick is the sum of all expenses charged to Milton Dick’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?
Milton Dick’s four-quarter total of $1,292,494 (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 $346,418, against an average of $323,123 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. Milton Dick’s total of $1,292,494 is $587,983 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 21st 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.” Milton Dick’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($353,858).
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 Milton Dick this came to $528 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.