Josh Dolega’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $552,473
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Josh Dolega claimed $552,473 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 181st of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $187,570. Largest categories: Office Administration ($135,344); Employee Travel ($130,296); Office Facilities ($114,945). 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
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
30
$550,880
$1,593 above this group's median of $550,880
State: TAS
12
$486,047
$66,426 above this group's median of $486,047
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); 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. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Josh Dolega'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 – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$135,344
$262,346
$127,002 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$109,857
Office Consumables and Services
$22,453
Publications
$3,034
Employee Travel – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$130,296
$124,917
$5,379 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$130,296
Office Facilities – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$114,945
$188,110
$73,165 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$114,945
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$94,461
$45,732
$48,729 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$94,461
Travel Allowance – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$53,807
$34,320
$19,487 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$53,807
Family or Nominee Travel – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$9,801
$1,839
$7,962 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$9,668
COMCAR
$133
Other Car Costs – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$8,838
$28,254
$19,416 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$8,838
Telecommunications – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,062
$2,683
$1,379 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,378
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,684
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Josh Dolega, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$918
$340
$578 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$918
Total across all periods: $659,701 (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.
Employee Travel – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$160,009
Domestic Travel
$160,009
Office Administration – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$149,002
Printing and Communications
$115,099
Office Consumables and Services
$30,228
Publications
$3,674
Office Facilities – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$141,775
Office Facilities - Not stated
$141,775
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$107,894
Fares
$107,894
Travel Allowance – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$68,230
Travel Allowance
$67,802
Cancelled Accommodation
$428
Family or Nominee Travel – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$16,038
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$15,905
COMCAR
$133
Other Car Costs – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$10,972
COMCAR
$10,972
Telecommunications – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$4,730
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,378
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,352
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Josh Dolega, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,052
Parliamentary Duties
$1,052
What’s included in these figures
The total for Josh Dolega is the sum of all expenses charged to Josh Dolega’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?
Josh Dolega’s four-quarter total of $552,473 (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 $187,570, against an average of $138,118 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. Josh Dolega’s total of $552,473 is $152,038 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 181st 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.” Josh Dolega’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($135,344).
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 Josh Dolega this came to $9,801 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.
