Matt O'Sullivan’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $736,902
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 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 $736,902 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 94th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $202,269. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($197,392); Office Facilities ($187,657); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($129,175). 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: Opposition leadership
5
$736,902
in line with this group's median of $736,902
State: WA
12
$641,649
$95,253 above this group's median of $641,649
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 latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$197,392
$124,917
$72,475 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$197,392
Office Facilities – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$187,657
$188,110
$453 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$187,657
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$129,175
$45,732
$83,443 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$129,175
Office Administration – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$126,359
$262,346
$135,987 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$87,448
Office Consumables and Services
$38,911
Publications
$0
Other Car Costs – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$45,236
$28,254
$16,982 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$40,382
COMCAR
$4,854
Travel Allowance – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$37,033
$34,320
$2,713 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$37,033
Telecommunications – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$5,810
$2,683
$3,127 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$3,381
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,429
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$5,695
$340
$5,355 above the median of $340
Party Political Duties
$3,023
Parliamentary Duties
$2,672
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,545
$1,839
$706 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,545
Total across all periods: $3,779,285 (1 Jul 2019 – 30 Sep 2026, 29 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
$1,163,415
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,163,415
Office Administration – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$810,804
Printing and Communications
$659,191
Office Consumables and Services
$137,300
Telephonic Services
$10,195
Publications
$4,118
Employee Travel – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$628,334
Domestic Travel
$628,334
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$552,388
Fares
$552,388
Other Car Costs – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$242,711
Private-Plated Vehicle
$215,782
COMCAR
$26,929
Travel Allowance – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$240,433
Travel Allowance
$240,433
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt O'Sullivan, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$56,366
Parliamentary Duties
$29,347
Electorate Duties
$23,997
Party Political Duties
$3,023
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
$36,561
Telecommunications - Usage
$29,896
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$6,665
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 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?
Matt O'Sullivan’s four-quarter total of $736,902 (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 $202,269, against an average of $184,226 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. Matt O'Sullivan’s total of $736,902 is $32,391 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 94th 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.” Matt O'Sullivan’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($197,392).
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 $2,545 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.
