Matt Keogh’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $1,246,539
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Minister for Veterans' Affairs; Minister for Defence Personnel
Matt Keogh is Minister for Veterans' Affairs; Minister for Defence Personnel. Matt Keogh claimed $1,246,539 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 26th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $294,662. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($396,874); Office Administration ($279,489); Office Facilities ($258,185). 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.
Matt Keogh's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$396,874
$114,932
$281,942 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$359,791
International Travel
$37,084
Office Administration – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$279,489
$221,473
$58,016 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$240,956
Office Consumables and Services
$34,993
Publications
$3,539
Office Facilities – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$258,185
$183,185
$75,000 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$258,185
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$152,974
$43,715
$109,259 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$152,974
International Travel – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$58,426
$0
$58,426 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$58,426
Other Car Costs – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$41,663
$27,108
$14,555 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$24,529
COMCAR
$17,110
Parking
$24
Travel Allowance – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$35,784
$31,310
$4,474 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$35,784
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$19,806
$3,367
$16,439 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$19,572
COMCAR
$233
Telecommunications – Matt Keogh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,339
$2,701
$638 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,756
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,584
Total across all periods: $7,770,427 (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 – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,259,005
Printing and Communications
$2,022,249
Office Consumables and Services
$207,773
Publications
$28,085
Telephonic Services
$898
Employee Travel – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$2,095,612
Domestic Travel
$1,966,548
International Travel
$129,064
Office Facilities – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,768,211
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,768,211
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$815,076
Fares
$815,076
Other Car Costs – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$309,201
Private-Plated Vehicle
$164,501
COMCAR
$144,297
Parking
$403
Travel Allowance – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$241,770
Travel Allowance
$241,770
International Travel – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$169,054
Ministerial Visits
$169,054
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$70,123
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$67,129
COMCAR
$2,994
Telecommunications – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$40,877
Telecommunications - Usage
$32,282
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,595
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Keogh, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,497
Parliamentary Duties
$1,497
What’s included in these figures
The total for Matt Keogh is the sum of all expenses charged to Matt Keogh’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?
Matt Keogh’s four-quarter total of $1,246,539 (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 $294,662, against an average of $311,635 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. Matt Keogh’s total of $1,246,539 is $598,833 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 26th 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.” Matt Keogh’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($396,874).
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 Matt Keogh this came to $19,806 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.
