Matt O'Sullivan’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $695,801
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning; Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate; Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
Matt O'Sullivan is Shadow Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning; Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate; Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence. Matt O'Sullivan claimed $695,801 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 89th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $265,824. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($195,821); Employee Travel ($159,073); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($128,695). 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: Opposition leadership
5
$622,096
$73,705 above this group's median of $622,096
State: WA
12
$602,465
$93,336 above this group's median of $602,465
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.
Matt O'Sullivan's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$195,821
$183,185
$12,636 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$195,821
Employee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$159,073
$114,932
$44,141 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$159,073
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$128,695
$43,715
$84,980 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$128,695
Office Administration – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$113,966
$221,473
$107,507 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$76,805
Office Consumables and Services
$37,161
Publications
$0
Other Car Costs – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$46,494
$27,108
$19,386 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$42,487
COMCAR
$4,007
Travel Allowance – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$36,400
$31,310
$5,090 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$36,400
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$8,202
$3,367
$4,835 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$8,089
COMCAR
$113
Telecommunications – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,419
$2,701
$2,718 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,998
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,421
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,731
$378
$1,353 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$1,731
Total across all periods: $3,577,016 (1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 28 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 – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,118,566
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,118,566
Office Administration – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$780,878
Printing and Communications
$640,167
Office Consumables and Services
$126,398
Telephonic Services
$10,195
Publications
$4,118
Employee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$560,021
Domestic Travel
$560,021
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$519,026
Fares
$519,026
Other Car Costs – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$231,339
Private-Plated Vehicle
$205,849
COMCAR
$25,490
Travel Allowance – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$230,957
Travel Allowance
$230,957
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$52,349
Parliamentary Duties
$28,352
Electorate Duties
$23,997
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$48,272
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$47,668
COMCAR
$604
Telecommunications – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$35,607
Telecommunications - Usage
$29,325
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,282
What’s included in these figures
The total for Matt O'Sullivan is the sum of all expenses charged to Matt O'Sullivan’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?
Matt O'Sullivan’s four-quarter total of $695,801 (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 $265,824, against an average of $173,950 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. Matt O'Sullivan’s total of $695,801 is $48,095 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 89th 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.” Matt O'Sullivan’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($195,821).
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 Matt O'Sullivan this came to $8,202 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.
