Matt Smith’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $780,491
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Matt Smith claimed $780,491 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 60th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $253,694. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($238,054); Office Administration ($192,375); Employee Travel ($174,671). 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.
Clusters group the 150 House electorates by shared traits (front-bench position, seat area, state, urban/rural); 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. Source: Compare Electorates – browse by cluster.
Matt Smith'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 Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$238,054
$183,185
$54,869 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$238,054
Office Administration – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$192,375
$221,473
$29,098 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$116,386
Office Consumables and Services
$75,403
Publications
$586
Employee Travel – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$174,671
$114,932
$59,739 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$174,671
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$73,026
$43,715
$29,311 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$73,026
Travel Allowance – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,774
$31,310
$464 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$31,774
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$29,771
$378
$29,393 above the median of $378
Electorate Duties
$19,295
Parliamentary Duties
$10,476
Other Car Costs – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$28,059
$27,108
$951 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$22,437
COMCAR
$5,574
Parking
$48
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,154
$3,367
$6,787 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,154
Telecommunications – Matt Smith, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,607
$2,701
$94 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,607
Total across all periods: $800,989 (1 Apr 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, 5 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 Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$250,285
Office Facilities - Not stated
$250,285
Office Administration – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$192,375
Printing and Communications
$116,386
Office Consumables and Services
$75,403
Publications
$586
Employee Travel – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$175,737
Domestic Travel
$175,737
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$76,799
Fares
$76,799
Travel Allowance – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$34,125
Travel Allowance
$34,125
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$29,771
Electorate Duties
$19,295
Parliamentary Duties
$10,476
Other Car Costs – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$28,894
Private-Plated Vehicle
$22,437
COMCAR
$6,408
Parking
$48
Family or Nominee Travel – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,154
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,154
Telecommunications – Matt Smith, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$2,849
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,849
What’s included in these figures
The total for Matt Smith is the sum of all expenses charged to Matt Smith’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 Smith’s four-quarter total of $780,491 (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 $253,694, against an average of $195,123 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 Smith’s total of $780,491 is $132,785 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 60th 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 Smith’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($238,054).
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 Smith this came to $10,154 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.
