Tony Sheldon’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $752,540
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Chief Government Whip in the Senate
Tony Sheldon is Chief Government Whip in the Senate. Tony Sheldon claimed $752,540 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 90th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $235,238. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($308,263); Employee Travel ($236,255); Office Administration ($140,975). 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: Whip
11
$456,921
$295,619 above this group's median of $456,921
State: NSW
12
$629,889
$122,651 above this group's median of $629,889
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.
Tony Sheldon'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 – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$308,263
$188,110
$120,153 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$308,263
Employee Travel – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$236,255
$124,917
$111,338 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$236,255
Office Administration – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$140,975
$262,346
$121,371 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$114,503
Office Consumables and Services
$16,831
Publications
$9,641
Travel Allowance – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$32,977
$34,320
$1,343 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$32,977
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$24,865
$45,732
$20,867 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$24,865
Other Car Costs – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$5,318
$28,254
$22,936 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$4,808
Private Vehicle Allowance
$510
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,211
$340
$1,871 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$1,977
Party Political Duties
$234
Telecommunications – Tony Sheldon, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,676
$2,683
$1,007 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,676
Total across all periods: $3,569,070 (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 – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,502,609
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,502,609
Employee Travel – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$816,154
Domestic Travel
$816,154
Office Administration – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$726,627
Printing and Communications
$571,137
Office Consumables and Services
$88,163
Publications
$51,578
Telephonic Services
$15,750
Travel Allowance – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$232,369
Travel Allowance
$230,937
Cancelled Accommodation
$1,432
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$177,893
Fares
$177,893
Telecommunications – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$37,616
Telecommunications - Usage
$34,044
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$3,572
Other Car Costs – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$37,217
COMCAR
$23,824
Private Vehicle Allowance
$13,394
International Travel – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$25,327
Parliamentary Delegations
$17,558
Representing Australia
$7,769
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tony Sheldon, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$13,257
Parliamentary Duties
$12,518
Electorate Duties
$504
Party Political Duties
$234
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tony Sheldon is the sum of all expenses charged to Tony Sheldon’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?
Tony Sheldon’s four-quarter total of $752,540 (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 $235,238, against an average of $188,135 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. Tony Sheldon’s total of $752,540 is $48,029 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 90th 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.” Tony Sheldon’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($308,263).
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 Tony Sheldon 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.
