Nick McKim’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $369,412
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Australian Greens Whip
Nick McKim is Australian Greens Whip. Nick McKim claimed $369,412 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 223rd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $109,425. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($111,295); Office Administration ($98,331); Employee Travel ($65,075). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Whip
11
$456,921
$87,509 below this group's median of $456,921
State: TAS
12
$486,047
$116,635 below this group's median of $486,047
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); 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. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Nick McKim'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 Facilities – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$111,295
$188,110
$76,815 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$111,295
Office Administration – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$98,331
$262,346
$164,015 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$71,157
Office Consumables and Services
$24,877
Publications
$2,296
Employee Travel – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$65,075
$124,917
$59,842 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$65,075
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$38,973
$45,732
$6,759 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$38,973
Travel Allowance – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$27,862
$34,320
$6,458 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$27,862
Other Car Costs – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$25,156
$28,254
$3,098 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,595
COMCAR
$7,562
Telecommunications – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,148
$2,683
$535 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,452
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$695
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$572
$340
$232 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$572
Total across all periods: $2,858,870 (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 – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,018,027
Printing and Communications
$819,629
Office Consumables and Services
$130,921
Telephonic Services
$53,434
Publications
$14,044
Office Facilities – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$867,340
Office Facilities - Not stated
$867,340
Employee Travel – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$400,909
Domestic Travel
$400,909
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$190,446
Fares
$190,446
Travel Allowance – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$180,637
Travel Allowance
$180,637
Other Car Costs – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$165,438
Private-Plated Vehicle
$117,716
COMCAR
$47,590
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$132
Telecommunications – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$28,870
Telecommunications - Usage
$24,871
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$3,999
International Travel – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$5,101
Official Visits
$5,101
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,102
Parliamentary Duties
$1,888
Electorate Duties
$177
Official Duties
$37
What’s included in these figures
The total for Nick McKim is the sum of all expenses charged to Nick McKim’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?
Nick McKim’s four-quarter total of $369,412 (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 $109,425, against an average of $92,353 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. Nick McKim’s total of $369,412 is $335,099 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 223rd 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.” Nick McKim’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($111,295).
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 Nick McKim this came to $0 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.
