Andrew McLachlan’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $428,547
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Andrew McLachlan claimed $428,547 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 210th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $108,429. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($175,221); Employee Travel ($68,281); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($54,310). 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: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$67,884 below this group's median of $496,431
State: SA
12
$512,142
$83,595 below this group's median of $512,142
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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$175,221
$183,185
$7,964 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$175,221
Employee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$68,281
$114,932
$46,651 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$68,281
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$54,310
$43,715
$10,595 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$54,310
International Travel – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$33,775
$0
$33,775 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$33,775
Travel Allowance – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$30,871
$31,310
$439 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$30,871
Office Administration – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$30,210
$221,473
$191,263 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$20,901
Office Consumables and Services
$9,310
Other Car Costs – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$25,097
$27,108
$2,011 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$16,167
COMCAR
$8,930
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,141
$3,367
$2,774 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,389
COMCAR
$752
Telecommunications – Andrew McLachlan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,640
$2,701
$1,939 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$4,640
Total across all periods: $2,313,065 (1 Jan 2020 – 30 Jun 2026, 26 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
$894,095
Office Facilities - Not stated
$894,095
Office Administration – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$466,577
Printing and Communications
$374,364
Office Consumables and Services
$85,579
Publications
$4,767
Telephonic Services
$1,867
Employee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$335,155
Domestic Travel
$335,155
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$230,364
Fares
$230,364
Travel Allowance – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$143,051
Travel Allowance
$143,051
Other Car Costs – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$125,384
Private-Plated Vehicle
$90,149
COMCAR
$35,235
International Travel – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$64,718
Parliamentary Delegations
$59,523
Representing Australia
$5,195
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$29,266
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$24,147
COMCAR
$5,119
Telecommunications – Andrew McLachlan, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$24,153
Telecommunications - Usage
$24,153
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 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?
Andrew McLachlan’s four-quarter total of $428,547 (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 $108,429, against an average of $107,137 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. Andrew McLachlan’s total of $428,547 is $219,159 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 210th 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.” Andrew McLachlan’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($175,221).
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 $6,141 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.
