Julian Leeser’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $788,294
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians; Shadow Minister for Education; member of the Shadow Cabinet
Julian Leeser is Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians; Shadow Minister for Education; member of the Shadow Cabinet. Julian Leeser claimed $788,294 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 81st of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $192,493. Largest categories: Office Administration ($371,789); Office Facilities ($180,952); Employee Travel ($99,309). 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.
Julian Leeser'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 – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$371,789
$262,346
$109,443 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$348,690
Office Consumables and Services
$20,476
Publications
$2,624
Office Facilities – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$180,952
$188,110
$7,158 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$180,952
Employee Travel – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$99,309
$124,917
$25,608 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$99,309
Other Car Costs – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$54,706
$28,254
$26,452 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$37,529
COMCAR
$17,088
Parking
$89
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$51,151
$45,732
$5,419 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$51,151
Travel Allowance – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$27,781
$34,320
$6,539 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$27,781
Telecommunications – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,514
$2,683
$1,169 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,514
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$872
$340
$532 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$872
Family or Nominee Travel – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$410
$1,839
$1,429 below the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$410
International Travel – Julian Leeser, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
-$190
$0
$190 below the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
-$190
Total across all periods: $4,848,560 (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 – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,259,899
Printing and Communications
$2,051,143
Office Consumables and Services
$144,020
Publications
$44,531
Telephonic Services
$20,204
Office Facilities – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,432,078
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,432,078
Employee Travel – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$421,905
Domestic Travel
$421,905
Other Car Costs – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$236,654
Private-Plated Vehicle
$154,330
COMCAR
$82,128
Parking
$197
Private Vehicle Allowance
$0
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$204,595
Fares
$204,595
Travel Allowance – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$188,458
Travel Allowance
$188,458
Telecommunications – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$55,335
Telecommunications - Usage
$49,813
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$5,522
International Travel – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$29,046
Parliamentary Delegations
$29,046
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$10,552
Parliamentary Duties
$10,057
Cancelled Transport
$268
Official Duties
$187
Special Charter
$40
Family or Nominee Travel – Julian Leeser, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,037
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$8,436
Private Vehicle Allowance
$821
COMCAR
$780
What’s included in these figures
The total for Julian Leeser is the sum of all expenses charged to Julian Leeser’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?
Julian Leeser’s four-quarter total of $788,294 (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 $192,493, against an average of $197,073 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. Julian Leeser’s total of $788,294 is $83,783 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 81st 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.” Julian Leeser’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($371,789).
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 Julian Leeser this came to $410 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.