Barnaby Joyce claimed $818,246 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 53rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $261,037. Largest categories: Office Administration ($248,188); Office Facilities ($215,910); Employee Travel ($184,955). 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.
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.
Barnaby Joyce's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$248,188
$221,473
$26,715 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$165,807
Office Consumables and Services
$76,650
Publications
$5,731
Office Facilities – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$215,910
$183,185
$32,725 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$215,910
Employee Travel – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$184,955
$114,932
$70,023 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$184,955
Other Car Costs – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$59,186
$27,108
$32,078 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$51,682
COMCAR
$7,431
Parking
$73
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$55,251
$43,715
$11,536 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$55,251
Travel Allowance – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,275
$31,310
$35 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$31,275
Family or Nominee Travel – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$15,129
$3,367
$11,762 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$15,129
Telecommunications – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,913
$2,701
$3,212 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,285
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,628
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Barnaby Joyce, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,438
$378
$2,060 above the median of $378
Official Duties
$15,350
Parliamentary Duties
-$12,912
Total across all periods: $6,780,050 (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 Administration – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,140,803
Printing and Communications
$1,621,203
Office Consumables and Services
$424,418
Publications
$56,222
Specified Public Resources
$26,700
Telephonic Services
$12,261
Office Facilities – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,633,230
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,633,230
Employee Travel – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,559,209
Domestic Travel
$1,516,460
International Travel
$42,749
Other Car Costs – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$449,058
Private-Plated Vehicle
$362,513
COMCAR
$86,022
Parking
$523
Travel Allowance – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$345,987
Travel Allowance
$345,987
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$261,608
Fares
$261,608
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$163,031
Parliamentary Duties
$92,602
Official Duties
$68,338
Electorate Duties
$2,091
International Travel – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$87,244
Ministerial Visits
$87,244
Telecommunications – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$84,922
Telecommunications - Usage
$71,823
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$13,099
Family or Nominee Travel – Barnaby Joyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$54,958
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,830
COMCAR
$127
What’s included in these figures
The total for Barnaby Joyce is the sum of all expenses charged to Barnaby Joyce’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?
Barnaby Joyce’s four-quarter total of $818,246 (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 $261,037, against an average of $204,561 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. Barnaby Joyce’s total of $818,246 is $170,540 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 53rd 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.” Barnaby Joyce’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($248,188).
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 Barnaby Joyce this came to $15,129 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.
