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Peter Khalil’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $715,209 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)

Position: Assistant Minister for Defence

Peter Khalil is Assistant Minister for Defence. Peter Khalil claimed $715,209 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 83rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $251,147. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($196,873); Office Administration ($192,707); Employee Travel ($188,488). 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.

Comparisons to similar groups

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Assistant Minister9$817,129$101,920 below this group's median of $817,129
Area: Under 100 km²32$726,685$11,476 below this group's median of $726,685
State: VIC38$664,333$50,876 above this group's median of $664,333
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$663,877$51,332 above this group's median of $663,877

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 ($4,759,586)

See individual expense line items, quarter by quarter

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$251,147Office Administration ($105,778)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$131,015Employee Travel ($46,726)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$198,347Employee Travel ($58,620)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$134,700Office Facilities ($40,779)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$210,230Office Administration ($110,508)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$179,926Office Administration ($87,101)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$228,201Office Facilities ($102,308)
Q3 20241 Jul – 30 Sep 2024$175,358Office Administration ($85,277)

Expenses by category

Peter Khalil's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.

Office Facilities – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$196,873$183,185$13,688 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated$196,873
Office Administration – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$192,707$221,473$28,766 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications$172,217
Office Consumables and Services$19,236
Publications$1,255
Employee Travel – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$188,488$114,932$73,556 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel$180,721
International Travel$7,768
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$68,815$43,715$25,100 above the median of $43,715
Fares$68,815
Travel Allowance – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$28,204$31,310$3,106 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance$28,204
Other Car Costs – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$27,111$27,108$3 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR$13,959
Private-Plated Vehicle$13,153
International Travel – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
International Travel$7,588$0$7,588 above the median of $0
Ministerial Visits$7,588
Telecommunications – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$2,858$2,701$157 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage$1,563
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$1,295
Family or Nominee Travel – Peter Khalil, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$2,565$3,367$802 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,379
COMCAR$186

Total across all periods: $4,759,586 (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 – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$2,237,294
Printing and Communications$2,023,974
Office Consumables and Services$150,032
Telephonic Services$57,223
Publications$6,065
Additional Printing and Communications$0
Office Facilities – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$1,317,057
Office Facilities - Not stated$1,317,057
Employee Travel – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$471,710
Domestic Travel$463,943
International Travel$7,768
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$251,578
Fares$251,578
Other Car Costs – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$186,904
Private-Plated Vehicle$130,928
COMCAR$55,956
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs$20
Travel Allowance – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$155,310
Travel Allowance$155,310
Telecommunications – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$55,488
Telecommunications - Usage$43,962
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$11,526
International Travel – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$53,088
Parliamentary Delegations$23,478
Representing Australia$22,022
Ministerial Visits$7,588
Family or Nominee Travel – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$29,108
Scheduled Commercial Transport$28,132
COMCAR$976
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Peter Khalil, all periods
CategoryAmount
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 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?

Peter Khalil’s four-quarter total of $715,209 (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 $251,147, against an average of $178,802 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. Peter Khalil’s total of $715,209 is $67,503 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 83rd 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.” Peter Khalil’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($196,873).

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 $2,565 over the window.

Generated 2026-10-23 • Data: IPEA • Political Gadgets