Jane Hume’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $618,582
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations; Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation
Jane Hume is Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations; Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation. Jane Hume claimed $618,582 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 126th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $212,135. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($251,228); Employee Travel ($165,396); Office Administration ($64,133). 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
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Opposition leadership
5
$622,096
$3,514 below this group's median of $622,096
State: VIC
12
$467,558
$151,024 above this group's median of $467,558
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.
Jane Hume's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$251,228
$183,185
$68,043 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$251,228
Employee Travel – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$165,396
$114,932
$50,464 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$165,396
Office Administration – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$64,133
$221,473
$157,340 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$45,732
Office Consumables and Services
$16,020
Publications
$2,351
Telephonic Services
$30
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$61,100
$43,715
$17,385 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$61,100
Travel Allowance – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$38,005
$31,310
$6,695 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$38,005
Other Car Costs – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$34,399
$27,108
$7,291 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$18,251
Private-Plated Vehicle
$15,129
Parking
$1,019
Family or Nominee Travel – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,875
$3,367
$1,492 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,875
Telecommunications – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,634
$2,701
$1,067 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,634
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jane Hume, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$812
$378
$434 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$812
Total across all periods: $5,044,589 (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 – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,753,762
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,753,762
Employee Travel – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,451,884
Domestic Travel
$1,445,762
International Travel
$6,122
Office Administration – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$814,946
Printing and Communications
$663,014
Office Consumables and Services
$122,539
Publications
$15,232
Telephonic Services
$14,160
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$409,952
Fares
$409,952
Other Car Costs – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$267,824
COMCAR
$151,444
Private-Plated Vehicle
$112,005
Parking
$4,375
Travel Allowance – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$265,614
Travel Allowance
$265,614
Telecommunications – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$57,098
Telecommunications - Usage
$44,676
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$12,421
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$10,893
Parliamentary Duties
$10,603
Official Duties
$290
International Travel – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$9,153
Ministerial Visits
$9,153
Family or Nominee Travel – Jane Hume, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,463
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,463
What’s included in these figures
The total for Jane Hume is the sum of all expenses charged to Jane Hume’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?
Jane Hume’s four-quarter total of $618,582 (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 $212,135, against an average of $154,645 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. Jane Hume’s total of $618,582 is $29,124 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 126th 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.” Jane Hume’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($251,228).
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 Jane Hume this came to $1,875 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.
