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Luke Gosling’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $895,106 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)

Luke Gosling claimed $895,106 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 55th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $238,371. Largest categories: Office Administration ($259,498); Employee Travel ($248,365); Office Facilities ($155,612). 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$207,396 above this group's median of $687,710
Area: 100–1,000 km²58$703,290$191,816 above this group's median of $703,290
State: NT2$1,138,379$243,273 below this group's median of $1,138,379
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$726,481$168,625 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.

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q3 20261 Jul – 30 Sep 2026$238,371Office Administration ($68,944)
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$281,775Office Administration ($112,044)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$190,440Employee Travel ($63,066)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$184,520Employee Travel ($54,810)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$176,129Employee Travel ($55,754)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$151,117Employee Travel ($42,760)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$162,419Office Administration ($74,334)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$208,645Office Administration ($80,184)

Expenses by category

Luke Gosling'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 – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$259,498$262,346$2,848 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications$227,533
Office Consumables and Services$30,664
Publications$1,301
Employee Travel – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$248,365$124,917$123,448 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel$245,361
International Travel$3,003
Office Facilities – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$155,612$188,110$32,498 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated$155,612
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$126,585$45,732$80,853 above the median of $45,732
Fares$126,585
Travel Allowance – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$39,811$34,320$5,491 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance$39,811
Other Car Costs – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$32,131$28,254$3,877 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle$19,685
COMCAR$12,374
Parking$73
Family or Nominee Travel – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$16,726$1,839$14,887 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport$16,593
COMCAR$133
International Travel – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
International Travel$12,895$0$12,895 above the median of $0
Representing a Minister$11,046
Representing Australia$1,849
Telecommunications – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$2,348$2,683$335 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage$1,648
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$700
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Luke Gosling, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$1,135$340$795 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties$1,135

Total across all periods: $5,104,492 (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 – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$1,917,989
Printing and Communications$1,731,142
Office Consumables and Services$177,832
Publications$9,015
Specified Public Resources$0
Office Facilities – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$1,122,802
Office Facilities - Not stated$1,122,802
Employee Travel – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$842,865
Domestic Travel$839,861
International Travel$3,003
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$599,096
Fares$599,096
Travel Allowance – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$246,723
Travel Allowance$246,438
Cancelled Accommodation$285
Other Car Costs – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$183,975
Private-Plated Vehicle$133,105
COMCAR$50,473
Parking$398
International Travel – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$72,942
Parliamentary Delegations$39,184
Representing a Minister$19,550
Representing Australia$12,393
Official Visits$1,816
Family or Nominee Travel – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$56,239
Scheduled Commercial Transport$56,106
COMCAR$133
Telecommunications – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$45,446
Telecommunications - Usage$38,671
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$6,775
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Luke Gosling, all periods
CategoryAmount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$16,414
Parliamentary Duties$16,414

What’s included in these figures

The total for Luke Gosling is the sum of all expenses charged to Luke Gosling’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?

Luke Gosling’s four-quarter total of $895,106 (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 $238,371, against an average of $223,776 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. Luke Gosling’s total of $895,106 is $190,595 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 55th 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.” Luke Gosling’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($259,498).

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 Luke Gosling this came to $16,726 over the window.

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