Ed Husic’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $630,289
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Ed Husic claimed $630,289 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 149th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $157,011. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($285,488); Office Administration ($262,211); Travel Allowance ($28,129). 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.
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.
Ed Husic'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 Facilities – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$285,488
$188,110
$97,378 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$285,488
Office Administration – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$262,211
$262,346
$135 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$195,955
Office Consumables and Services
$57,683
Telephonic Services
$5,260
Publications
$3,313
Travel Allowance – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$28,129
$34,320
$6,191 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$28,129
Employee Travel – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$23,840
$124,917
$101,077 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$23,840
Other Car Costs – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$15,891
$28,254
$12,363 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$14,313
COMCAR
$792
Parking
$786
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$12,646
$45,732
$33,086 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$12,646
Telecommunications – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,669
$2,683
$1,014 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,669
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ed Husic, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$414
$340
$74 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$377
Official Duties
$37
Total across all periods: $7,701,928 (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 Facilities – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$2,869,740
Office Facilities - Not stated
$2,869,740
Office Administration – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,205,086
Printing and Communications
$1,889,414
Office Consumables and Services
$293,595
Telephonic Services
$11,958
Publications
$10,119
Employee Travel – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,586,798
Domestic Travel
$1,491,249
International Travel
$95,549
Other Car Costs – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$361,555
Private-Plated Vehicle
$180,563
COMCAR
$175,513
Parking
$4,175
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,304
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$284,261
Fares
$284,261
Travel Allowance – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$244,516
Travel Allowance
$244,516
International Travel – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$123,484
Ministerial Visits
$123,484
Telecommunications – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$25,542
Telecommunications - Usage
$25,542
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ed Husic, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$945
Parliamentary Duties
$899
Official Duties
$46
What’s included in these figures
The total for Ed Husic is the sum of all expenses charged to Ed Husic’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?
Ed Husic’s four-quarter total of $630,289 (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 $157,011, against an average of $157,572 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. Ed Husic’s total of $630,289 is $74,222 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 149th 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.” Ed Husic’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($285,488).
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 Ed Husic this came to $0 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.