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Andrew Giles’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $1,154,883 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)

Position: Minister for Skills and Training

Andrew Giles is Minister for Skills and Training. Andrew Giles claimed $1,154,883 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 29th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $322,520. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($521,770); Office Facilities ($305,298); Office Administration ($152,658). 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.

Comparisons to similar groups

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Minister (outer ministry)6$984,446$170,437 above this group's median of $984,446
Area: 100–1,000 km²58$648,986$505,897 above this group's median of $648,986
State: VIC38$664,333$490,550 above this group's median of $664,333
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$663,877$491,006 above this group's median of $663,877

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 ($6,905,808)

See individual expense line items, quarter by quarter

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$322,520Employee Travel ($140,659)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$265,417Employee Travel ($119,491)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$316,738Employee Travel ($137,914)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$250,208Employee Travel ($123,705)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$372,299Employee Travel ($141,986)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$241,615Employee Travel ($90,848)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$246,332Employee Travel ($131,478)
Q3 20241 Jul – 30 Sep 2024$271,331Employee Travel ($113,051)

Expenses by category

Andrew Giles's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.

Employee Travel – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$521,770$114,932$406,838 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel$509,874
International Travel$11,896
Office Facilities – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$305,298$183,185$122,113 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated$305,298
Office Administration – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$152,658$221,473$68,815 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications$124,927
Office Consumables and Services$27,732
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$69,990$43,715$26,275 above the median of $43,715
Fares$69,990
Other Car Costs – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$51,383$27,108$24,275 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR$44,718
Private-Plated Vehicle$6,666
Travel Allowance – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$37,618$31,310$6,308 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance$37,618
International Travel – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
International Travel$11,613$0$11,613 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits$11,613
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$1,899$3,367$1,468 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport$1,589
COMCAR$309
Telecommunications – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$1,790$2,701$911 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage$1,790
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Giles, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$865$378$487 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties$611
Official Duties$253

Total across all periods: $6,905,808 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 34 quarters)

Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.

Office Facilities – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$2,393,798
Office Facilities - Not stated$2,393,798
Employee Travel – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$2,022,215
Domestic Travel$1,947,295
International Travel$74,919
Office Administration – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$1,531,470
Printing and Communications$1,331,868
Office Consumables and Services$176,843
Publications$22,759
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$305,522
Fares$305,522
Other Car Costs – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$285,974
COMCAR$210,139
Private-Plated Vehicle$75,835
Travel Allowance – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$227,935
Travel Allowance$227,935
International Travel – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$89,386
Ministerial Visits$77,076
Parliamentary Delegations$12,310
Telecommunications – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$36,188
Telecommunications - Usage$36,188
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$10,546
Scheduled Commercial Transport$9,809
COMCAR$737
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Giles, all periods
CategoryAmount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$2,776
Parliamentary Duties$1,933
Official Duties$843

What’s included in these figures

The total for Andrew Giles is the sum of all expenses charged to Andrew Giles’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?

Andrew Giles’s four-quarter total of $1,154,883 (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 $322,520, against an average of $288,721 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. Andrew Giles’s total of $1,154,883 is $507,177 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 29th 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.” Andrew Giles’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($521,770).

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 Andrew Giles this came to $1,899 over the window.

Generated 2026-10-23 • Data: IPEA • Political Gadgets