Ged Kearney’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $911,294
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Assistant Minister for Social Services; Assistant Minister for Prevention of Family Violence
Ged Kearney is Assistant Minister for Social Services; Assistant Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. Ged Kearney claimed $911,294 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 49th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $267,269. Largest categories: Office Administration ($326,290); Employee Travel ($228,336); Office Facilities ($209,821). 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.
Ged Kearney'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 – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$326,290
$262,346
$63,944 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$300,937
Office Consumables and Services
$24,767
Publications
$586
Employee Travel – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$228,336
$124,917
$103,419 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$228,336
Office Facilities – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$209,821
$188,110
$21,711 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$209,821
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$56,125
$45,732
$10,393 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$56,125
Other Car Costs – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$48,010
$28,254
$19,756 above the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$32,537
Private-Plated Vehicle
$13,493
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,980
Travel Allowance – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$34,461
$34,320
$141 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$34,461
Family or Nominee Travel – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,064
$1,839
$4,225 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,625
COMCAR
$439
Telecommunications – Ged Kearney, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,188
$2,683
$495 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,679
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$509
Total across all periods: $5,411,036 (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 – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,052,135
Printing and Communications
$1,810,338
Office Consumables and Services
$227,869
Telephonic Services
$9,800
Publications
$4,128
Office Facilities – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,547,877
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,547,877
Employee Travel – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$1,018,341
Domestic Travel
$995,865
International Travel
$22,476
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$258,786
Fares
$258,786
Other Car Costs – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$236,801
COMCAR
$182,734
Private-Plated Vehicle
$52,087
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,980
Travel Allowance – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$194,745
Travel Allowance
$194,745
Telecommunications – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$44,935
Telecommunications - Usage
$40,536
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$4,399
Family or Nominee Travel – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$24,866
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$22,902
COMCAR
$1,716
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$248
International Travel – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$23,459
Ministerial Visits
$23,459
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ged Kearney, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$9,091
Parliamentary Duties
$9,091
What’s included in these figures
The total for Ged Kearney is the sum of all expenses charged to Ged Kearney’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?
Ged Kearney’s four-quarter total of $911,294 (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 $267,269, against an average of $227,824 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. Ged Kearney’s total of $911,294 is $206,783 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 49th 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.” Ged Kearney’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($326,290).
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 Ged Kearney this came to $6,064 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.