Peter Khalil’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $918,264
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Assistant Minister for Defence
Peter Khalil is Assistant Minister for Defence. Peter Khalil claimed $918,264 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 46th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $337,755. Largest categories: Office Administration ($307,063); Office Facilities ($233,201); Employee Travel ($205,636). 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.
Peter Khalil'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 – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$307,063
$262,346
$44,717 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$288,813
Office Consumables and Services
$17,706
Publications
$544
Office Facilities – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$233,201
$188,110
$45,091 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$233,201
Employee Travel – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$205,636
$124,917
$80,719 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$173,487
International Travel
$32,148
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$76,250
$45,732
$30,518 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$76,250
Travel Allowance – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,076
$34,320
$3,244 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$31,076
International Travel – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$31,061
$0
$31,061 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits
$30,809
Representing a Minister
$252
Other Car Costs – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$31,046
$28,254
$2,792 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,121
COMCAR
$13,926
Telecommunications – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,864
$2,683
$181 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,559
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,305
Family or Nominee Travel – Peter Khalil, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$67
$1,839
$1,772 below the median of $1,839
COMCAR
$67
Total across all periods: $5,097,341 (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 – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,377,179
Printing and Communications
$2,159,901
Office Consumables and Services
$153,991
Telephonic Services
$57,223
Publications
$6,065
Additional Printing and Communications
$0
Office Facilities – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,394,165
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,394,165
Employee Travel – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$529,546
Domestic Travel
$497,398
International Travel
$32,148
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$271,096
Fares
$271,096
Other Car Costs – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$197,063
Private-Plated Vehicle
$137,924
COMCAR
$59,119
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$20
Travel Allowance – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$164,286
Travel Allowance
$164,286
International Travel – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$76,562
Ministerial Visits
$30,809
Parliamentary Delegations
$23,478
Representing Australia
$22,022
Representing a Minister
$252
Telecommunications – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$56,221
Telecommunications - Usage
$44,372
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$11,849
Family or Nominee Travel – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$29,175
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$28,132
COMCAR
$1,043
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Peter Khalil, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,047
Parliamentary Duties
$2,047
What’s included in these figures
The total for Peter Khalil is the sum of all expenses charged to Peter Khalil’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?
Peter Khalil’s four-quarter total of $918,264 (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 $337,755, against an average of $229,566 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. Peter Khalil’s total of $918,264 is $213,753 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 46th 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.” Peter Khalil’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($307,063).
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 Peter Khalil this came to $67 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.