Andrew McLachlan’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $453,749
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Andrew McLachlan claimed $453,749 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 212th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $128,937. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($177,095); Employee Travel ($64,471); International Travel ($57,634). 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: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
30
$550,880
$97,131 below this group's median of $550,880
State: SA
12
$556,752
$103,003 below this group's median of $556,752
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.
Andrew McLachlan'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 – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$177,095
$188,110
$11,015 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$177,095
Employee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$64,471
$124,917
$60,446 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$64,471
International Travel – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$57,634
$0
$57,634 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$57,634
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$48,534
$45,732
$2,802 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$48,534
Office Administration – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$38,691
$262,346
$223,655 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$29,976
Office Consumables and Services
$8,714
Travel Allowance – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,374
$34,320
$2,946 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$31,374
Other Car Costs – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$26,322
$28,254
$1,932 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,727
COMCAR
$8,595
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,364
$1,839
$3,525 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,192
COMCAR
$1,172
Telecommunications – Andrew McLachlan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,264
$2,683
$1,581 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,264
Total across all periods: $2,442,002 (1 Jan 2020 – 30 Sep 2026, 27 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 – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$934,613
Office Facilities - Not stated
$934,613
Office Administration – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$485,016
Printing and Communications
$388,681
Office Consumables and Services
$89,700
Publications
$4,767
Telephonic Services
$1,867
Employee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$351,602
Domestic Travel
$351,602
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$241,502
Fares
$241,502
Travel Allowance – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$151,098
Travel Allowance
$151,098
Other Car Costs – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$133,270
Private-Plated Vehicle
$95,816
COMCAR
$37,454
International Travel – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$88,577
Parliamentary Delegations
$83,382
Representing Australia
$5,195
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$30,815
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$25,276
COMCAR
$5,539
Telecommunications – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$25,208
Telecommunications - Usage
$25,208
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$302
Official Duties
$259
Parliamentary Duties
$43
What’s included in these figures
The total for Andrew McLachlan is the sum of all expenses charged to Andrew McLachlan’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?
Andrew McLachlan’s four-quarter total of $453,749 (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 $128,937, against an average of $113,437 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. Andrew McLachlan’s total of $453,749 is $250,762 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 212th 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.” Andrew McLachlan’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($177,095).
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 Andrew McLachlan this came to $5,364 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.
