Jerome Laxale claimed $656,667 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 106th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $171,095. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($322,877); Office Administration ($218,005); Employee Travel ($44,059). 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.
Jerome Laxale's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$322,877
$183,185
$139,692 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$322,877
Office Administration – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$218,005
$221,473
$3,468 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$199,732
Office Consumables and Services
$14,806
Publications
$2,231
Telephonic Services
$1,236
Employee Travel – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$44,059
$114,932
$70,873 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$44,059
Travel Allowance – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$27,854
$31,310
$3,456 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$27,854
Other Car Costs – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$26,242
$27,108
$866 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,887
COMCAR
$6,106
Parking
$249
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$11,924
$43,715
$31,791 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$11,924
Family or Nominee Travel – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,788
$3,367
$579 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,680
COMCAR
$108
Telecommunications – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,300
$2,701
$401 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,948
Telecommunications - Usage
$353
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jerome Laxale, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$618
$378
$240 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$618
Total across all periods: $2,768,390 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 17 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Facilities – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,190,341
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,190,341
Office Administration – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,100,251
Printing and Communications
$1,030,844
Office Consumables and Services
$60,178
Publications
$6,549
Telephonic Services
$2,680
Employee Travel – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$158,765
Domestic Travel
$158,765
Other Car Costs – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$101,750
Private-Plated Vehicle
$85,069
COMCAR
$13,928
Private Vehicle Allowance
$2,033
Parking
$720
International Travel – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$83,498
Parliamentary Delegations
$50,251
Representing Australia
$33,247
Travel Allowance – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$82,071
Travel Allowance
$82,071
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$26,213
Fares
$26,213
Telecommunications – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$20,458
Telecommunications - Usage
$14,060
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,398
Family or Nominee Travel – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$4,112
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,255
COMCAR
$472
Private Vehicle Allowance
$384
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jerome Laxale, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$932
Parliamentary Duties
$780
Party Political Duties
$152
What’s included in these figures
The total for Jerome Laxale is the sum of all expenses charged to Jerome Laxale’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?
Jerome Laxale’s four-quarter total of $656,667 (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 $171,095, against an average of $164,167 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. Jerome Laxale’s total of $656,667 is $8,961 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 106th 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.” Jerome Laxale’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($322,877).
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 Jerome Laxale this came to $2,788 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.
