Nick McKim’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $387,031
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Australian Greens Whip
Nick McKim is Australian Greens Whip. Nick McKim claimed $387,031 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 217th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $104,077. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($120,592); Office Administration ($113,388); Employee Travel ($57,306). 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
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Whip
10
$425,487
$38,456 below this group's median of $425,487
State: TAS
10
$455,487
$68,456 below this group's median of $455,487
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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$120,592
$183,185
$62,593 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$120,592
Office Administration – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$113,388
$221,473
$108,085 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$80,308
Office Consumables and Services
$27,612
Telephonic Services
$3,000
Publications
$2,469
Employee Travel – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$57,306
$114,932
$57,626 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$57,306
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$36,630
$43,715
$7,085 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$36,630
Other Car Costs – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$27,654
$27,108
$546 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$19,908
COMCAR
$7,745
Travel Allowance – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$25,771
$31,310
$5,539 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$25,771
Telecommunications – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,066
$2,701
$2,365 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,968
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,098
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$624
$378
$246 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$624
Total across all periods: $2,749,445 (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 – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$969,844
Printing and Communications
$775,527
Office Consumables and Services
$126,839
Telephonic Services
$53,434
Publications
$14,044
Office Facilities – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$849,510
Office Facilities - Not stated
$849,510
Employee Travel – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$380,954
Domestic Travel
$380,954
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$180,299
Fares
$180,299
Travel Allowance – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$173,015
Travel Allowance
$173,015
Other Car Costs – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$159,911
Private-Plated Vehicle
$113,342
COMCAR
$46,437
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$132
Telecommunications – Nick McKim, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$28,709
Telecommunications - Usage
$24,709
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 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?
Nick McKim’s four-quarter total of $387,031 (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 $104,077, against an average of $96,758 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. Nick McKim’s total of $387,031 is $260,675 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 217th 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.” Nick McKim’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($120,592).
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.
