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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.

Comparisons to similar groups

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Assistant Minister9$918,264$6,970 below this group's median of $918,264
Area: Under 100 km²32$810,588$100,706 above this group's median of $810,588
State: VIC38$719,383$191,911 above this group's median of $719,383
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$726,481$184,813 above 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 ($5,411,036)

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q3 20261 Jul – 30 Sep 2026$267,269Employee Travel ($83,966)
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$151,600Office Facilities ($55,748)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$191,721Office Administration ($80,527)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$300,704Office Administration ($146,163)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$173,104Employee Travel ($63,273)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$215,405Office Administration ($108,635)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$237,886Office Administration ($106,569)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$271,193Employee Travel ($88,323)

Expenses by category

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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
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
CategoryAmount
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
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$1,547,877
Office Facilities - Not stated$1,547,877
Employee Travel – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$1,018,341
Domestic Travel$995,865
International Travel$22,476
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$258,786
Fares$258,786
Other Car Costs – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$236,801
COMCAR$182,734
Private-Plated Vehicle$52,087
Private Vehicle Allowance$1,980
Travel Allowance – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$194,745
Travel Allowance$194,745
Telecommunications – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$44,935
Telecommunications - Usage$40,536
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$4,399
Family or Nominee Travel – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
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
CategoryAmount
International Travel$23,459
Ministerial Visits$23,459
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ged Kearney, all periods
CategoryAmount
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.

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