Simon Kennedy’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $660,327
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance; Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition; Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee
Simon Kennedy is Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance; Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition; Co-Chair of the Coalition Policy Development Committee. Simon Kennedy claimed $660,327 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 104th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $244,639. Largest categories: Office Administration ($290,728); Office Facilities ($212,919); Employee Travel ($78,660). 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.
Simon Kennedy's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$290,728
$221,473
$69,255 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$211,527
Office Consumables and Services
$73,856
Telephonic Services
$3,576
Publications
$1,769
Office Facilities – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$212,919
$183,185
$29,734 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$212,919
Employee Travel – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$78,660
$114,932
$36,272 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$78,660
Other Car Costs – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$30,359
$27,108
$3,251 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$20,323
COMCAR
$9,451
Private Vehicle Allowance
$505
Parking
$80
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$27,714
$43,715
$16,001 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$27,714
Travel Allowance – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$17,029
$31,310
$14,281 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$17,029
Telecommunications – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,841
$2,701
$860 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,841
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Simon Kennedy, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,076
$378
$698 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$746
Party Political Duties
$330
Total across all periods: $1,442,157 (1 Apr 2024 – 30 Jun 2026, 9 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 – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$653,189
Printing and Communications
$541,764
Office Consumables and Services
$97,358
Telephonic Services
$11,181
Publications
$2,886
Office Facilities – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$513,158
Office Facilities - Not stated
$513,158
Employee Travel – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$126,073
Domestic Travel
$126,073
Other Car Costs – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$55,506
Private-Plated Vehicle
$36,948
COMCAR
$17,245
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,232
Parking
$80
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$49,740
Fares
$49,740
Travel Allowance – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$35,263
Travel Allowance
$35,263
Telecommunications – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$6,853
Telecommunications - Usage
$6,226
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$627
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,772
Parliamentary Duties
$1,442
Party Political Duties
$330
Family or Nominee Travel – Simon Kennedy, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$603
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$361
Private Vehicle Allowance
$242
What’s included in these figures
The total for Simon Kennedy is the sum of all expenses charged to Simon Kennedy’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?
Simon Kennedy’s four-quarter total of $660,327 (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 $244,639, against an average of $165,082 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. Simon Kennedy’s total of $660,327 is $12,621 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 104th 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.” Simon Kennedy’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($290,728).
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 Simon Kennedy 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.
