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Steve Georganas’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $878,857 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)

Steve Georganas claimed $878,857 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 58th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $255,483. Largest categories: Office Administration ($398,628); Office Facilities ($221,534); Employee Travel ($97,014). 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$191,147 above this group's median of $687,710
Area: Under 100 km²32$810,588$68,269 above this group's median of $810,588
State: SA10$825,010$53,847 above this group's median of $825,010
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$726,481$152,376 above 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 ($4,976,425)

See individual expense line items, quarter by quarter

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Federal member for Adelaide. Adelaide boundary summary

Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q3 20261 Jul – 30 Sep 2026$255,483Office Administration ($133,878)
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$253,132Office Administration ($125,131)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$144,456Office Facilities ($51,000)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$225,785Office Administration ($102,937)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$111,588Office Facilities ($50,899)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$179,963Office Administration ($114,060)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$131,219Office Administration ($59,946)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$229,154Office Administration ($115,755)

Expenses by category

Steve Georganas'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 – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$398,628$262,346$136,282 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications$346,378
Office Consumables and Services$51,669
Publications$581
Office Facilities – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$221,534$188,110$33,424 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated$221,534
Employee Travel – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$97,014$124,917$27,903 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel$97,014
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$41,254$45,732$4,478 below the median of $45,732
Fares$41,254
Travel Allowance – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$37,446$34,320$3,126 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance$37,446
Family or Nominee Travel – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$29,508$1,839$27,669 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport$29,092
COMCAR$416
International Travel – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
International Travel$28,720$0$28,720 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations$28,720
Other Car Costs – Steve Georganas, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$21,363$28,254$6,891 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR$14,119
Private-Plated Vehicle$7,244
Telecommunications – Steve Georganas, 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

Total across all periods: $4,976,425 (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 – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$2,371,676
Printing and Communications$2,080,792
Office Consumables and Services$282,574
Publications$8,310
Office Facilities – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$1,438,125
Office Facilities - Not stated$1,438,125
Employee Travel – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$337,869
Domestic Travel$337,869
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$233,801
Fares$233,801
Travel Allowance – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$201,608
Travel Allowance$200,692
Cancelled Accommodation$916
Other Car Costs – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$160,636
Private-Plated Vehicle$98,119
COMCAR$62,517
Family or Nominee Travel – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$95,006
Scheduled Commercial Transport$94,075
COMCAR$931
International Travel – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$86,967
Parliamentary Delegations$86,967
Telecommunications – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$47,179
Telecommunications - Usage$41,719
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$5,460
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Steve Georganas, all periods
CategoryAmount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$3,556
Parliamentary Duties$3,289
Cancelled Transport$268

What’s included in these figures

The total for Steve Georganas is the sum of all expenses charged to Steve Georganas’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?

Steve Georganas’s four-quarter total of $878,857 (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 $255,483, against an average of $219,714 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. Steve Georganas’s total of $878,857 is $174,346 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 58th 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.” Steve Georganas’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($398,628).

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 Steve Georganas this came to $29,508 over the window.

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