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Rowan Holzberger’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $682,186 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)

Rowan Holzberger claimed $682,186 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 125th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $213,241. Largest categories: Office Administration ($356,605); Office Facilities ($151,426); Employee Travel ($82,818). 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$5,524 below this group's median of $687,710
Area: 100–1,000 km²58$703,290$21,104 below this group's median of $703,290
State: QLD30$791,327$109,141 below this group's median of $791,327
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$726,481$44,295 below 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 ($844,409)

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q3 20261 Jul – 30 Sep 2026$213,241Office Administration ($123,440)
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$199,126Office Administration ($112,072)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$121,781Office Administration ($44,417)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$148,040Office Administration ($76,675)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$136,885Office Administration ($61,496)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$25,337Office Administration ($12,410)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025––
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024––

Expenses by category

Rowan Holzberger'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 – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$356,605$262,346$94,259 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications$307,412
Office Consumables and Services$32,636
Telephonic Services$15,755
Publications$801
Office Facilities – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$151,426$188,110$36,684 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated$151,426
Employee Travel – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$82,818$124,917$42,099 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel$82,818
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$44,855$45,732$877 below the median of $45,732
Fares$44,855
Travel Allowance – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$26,276$34,320$8,044 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance$26,276
Family or Nominee Travel – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$9,421$1,839$7,582 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport$9,421
Other Car Costs – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$9,092$28,254$19,162 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR$9,092
Telecommunications – Rowan Holzberger, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$1,695$2,683$988 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$1,395
Telecommunications - Usage$300

Total across all periods: $844,409 (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.

Office Administration – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$430,511
Printing and Communications$358,869
Office Consumables and Services$54,500
Telephonic Services$15,755
Publications$1,387
Office Facilities – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$186,506
Office Facilities - Not stated$186,506
Employee Travel – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$103,271
Domestic Travel$103,271
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$56,277
Fares$56,277
Travel Allowance – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$33,908
Travel Allowance$33,908
Family or Nominee Travel – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$18,134
Scheduled Commercial Transport$18,134
Other Car Costs – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$14,007
COMCAR$13,918
Parking$88
Telecommunications – Rowan Holzberger, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$1,795
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$1,395
Telecommunications - Usage$400

What’s included in these figures

The total for Rowan Holzberger is the sum of all expenses charged to Rowan Holzberger’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?

Rowan Holzberger’s four-quarter total of $682,186 (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 $213,241, against an average of $170,547 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. Rowan Holzberger’s total of $682,186 is $22,325 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 125th 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.” Rowan Holzberger’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($356,605).

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 Rowan Holzberger this came to $9,421 over the window.

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