Glenn Sterle claimed $676,873 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 95th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $169,933. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($185,150); Employee Travel ($170,697); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($103,542). 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
$180,442 above this group's median of $496,431
State: WA
12
$602,465
$74,408 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.
Glenn Sterle's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$185,150
$183,185
$1,965 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$185,150
Employee Travel – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$170,697
$114,932
$55,765 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$170,697
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$103,542
$43,715
$59,827 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$103,542
International Travel – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$69,885
$0
$69,885 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$69,885
Office Administration – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$52,033
$221,473
$169,440 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$27,952
Office Consumables and Services
$22,887
Publications
$1,194
Travel Allowance – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$43,842
$31,310
$12,532 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$43,742
Cancelled Accommodation
$100
Other Car Costs – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$39,248
$27,108
$12,140 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$28,453
COMCAR
$10,795
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$8,953
$378
$8,575 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$7,139
Electorate Duties
$1,815
Telecommunications – Glenn Sterle, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,522
$2,701
$821 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,855
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,667
Total across all periods: $4,294,014 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 34 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 – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,238,385
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,238,385
Employee Travel – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$804,284
Domestic Travel
$804,284
Office Administration – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$783,945
Printing and Communications
$612,786
Office Consumables and Services
$156,561
Publications
$13,387
Telephonic Services
$1,210
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$679,440
Fares
$679,440
Travel Allowance – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$318,196
Travel Allowance
$318,096
Cancelled Accommodation
$100
Other Car Costs – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$235,357
Private-Plated Vehicle
$151,122
COMCAR
$83,091
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$1,145
International Travel – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$94,282
Parliamentary Delegations
$94,282
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$51,558
Parliamentary Duties
$28,227
Electorate Duties
$23,304
Official Duties
$26
Telecommunications – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$47,986
Telecommunications - Usage
$33,578
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$14,407
Family or Nominee Travel – Glenn Sterle, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$40,582
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$40,582
What’s included in these figures
The total for Glenn Sterle is the sum of all expenses charged to Glenn Sterle’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?
Glenn Sterle’s four-quarter total of $676,873 (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 $169,933, against an average of $169,218 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. Glenn Sterle’s total of $676,873 is $29,167 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 95th 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.” Glenn Sterle’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($185,150).
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 Glenn Sterle 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.
