David Littleproud’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $1,315,111
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for Emergency Management; Shadow Minister for Tourism
David Littleproud is Shadow Minister for Emergency Management; Shadow Minister for Tourism. David Littleproud claimed $1,315,111 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 19th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $280,975. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($381,745); Office Facilities ($360,536); Office Administration ($274,348). 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.
David Littleproud's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$381,745
$114,932
$266,813 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$381,745
Office Facilities – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$360,536
$183,185
$177,351 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$360,536
Office Administration – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$274,348
$221,473
$52,875 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$214,088
Office Consumables and Services
$57,609
Publications
$2,651
Other Car Costs – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$86,741
$27,108
$59,633 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$52,685
COMCAR
$33,276
Parking
$781
Travel Allowance – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$67,537
$31,310
$36,227 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$67,370
Cancelled Accommodation
$167
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$64,271
$378
$63,893 above the median of $378
Official Duties
$39,600
Electorate Duties
$23,327
Parliamentary Duties
$1,345
Scheduled Commercial Transport – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$62,944
$43,715
$19,229 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$62,944
Family or Nominee Travel – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$11,353
$3,367
$7,986 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,612
COMCAR
$741
Telecommunications – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,194
$2,701
$1,493 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,194
International Travel – David Littleproud, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$1,441
$0
$1,441 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$1,441
Total across all periods: $11,997,465 (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.
Employee Travel – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$3,673,871
Domestic Travel
$3,564,229
International Travel
$109,642
Office Facilities – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$2,980,265
Office Facilities - Not stated
$2,980,265
Office Administration – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,160,533
Printing and Communications
$1,779,816
Office Consumables and Services
$352,159
Publications
$22,558
Telephonic Services
$6,000
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,180,637
Official Duties
$627,326
Electorate Duties
$528,273
Parliamentary Duties
$19,167
Cancelled Transport
$5,385
Electorate
$486
Office Holder
$0
Other Car Costs – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$588,713
COMCAR
$338,514
Private-Plated Vehicle
$248,001
Parking
$1,685
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$512
Scheduled Commercial Transport – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$572,254
Fares
$572,254
Travel Allowance – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$568,793
Travel Allowance
$567,678
Cancelled Accommodation
$1,115
International Travel – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$148,702
Ministerial Visits
$110,552
Parliamentary Delegations
$38,150
Telecommunications – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$74,240
Telecommunications - Usage
$74,240
Family or Nominee Travel – David Littleproud, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$49,457
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$43,437
COMCAR
$5,866
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$154
What’s included in these figures
The total for David Littleproud is the sum of all expenses charged to David Littleproud’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?
David Littleproud’s four-quarter total of $1,315,111 (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 $280,975, against an average of $328,778 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. David Littleproud’s total of $1,315,111 is $667,405 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 19th 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.” David Littleproud’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($381,745).
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 David Littleproud this came to $11,353 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.