Phillip Thompson’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $697,649
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Shadow Minister for Defence Industry; Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel; member of the Shadow Cabinet
Phillip Thompson is Shadow Minister for Defence Industry; Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel; member of the Shadow Cabinet. Phillip Thompson claimed $697,649 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 120th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $207,110. Largest categories: Office Administration ($247,744); Office Facilities ($153,662); Employee Travel ($153,461). 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.
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.
Phillip Thompson'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 Administration – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$247,744
$262,346
$14,602 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$206,013
Office Consumables and Services
$39,924
Publications
$1,807
Office Facilities – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$153,662
$188,110
$34,448 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$153,662
Employee Travel – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$153,461
$124,917
$28,544 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$153,461
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$64,128
$45,732
$18,396 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$64,128
Travel Allowance – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$43,801
$34,320
$9,481 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$43,801
Other Car Costs – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$28,350
$28,254
$96 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$18,781
COMCAR
$9,696
Parking
-$127
Family or Nominee Travel – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,316
$1,839
$477 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,316
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,276
$340
$1,936 above the median of $340
Official Duties
$1,541
Parliamentary Duties
$1,090
Electorate Duties
-$356
Telecommunications – Phillip Thompson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,911
$2,683
$772 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,911
Total across all periods: $4,033,103 (1 Apr 2019 – 30 Sep 2026, 30 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Administration – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,904,403
Printing and Communications
$1,594,749
Office Consumables and Services
$281,555
Telephonic Services
$16,264
Publications
$11,834
Office Facilities – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$937,527
Office Facilities - Not stated
$937,527
Employee Travel – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$436,865
Domestic Travel
$436,865
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$314,170
Fares
$314,170
Travel Allowance – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$214,417
Travel Allowance
$213,867
Cancelled Accommodation
$550
Other Car Costs – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$143,215
Private-Plated Vehicle
$84,733
COMCAR
$58,402
Parking
$80
Telecommunications – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$34,901
Telecommunications - Usage
$34,901
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$25,703
Parliamentary Duties
$12,817
Electorate Duties
$10,962
Official Duties
$1,924
Family or Nominee Travel – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$20,989
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$20,989
International Travel – Phillip Thompson, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$913
Representing Australia
$913
What’s included in these figures
The total for Phillip Thompson is the sum of all expenses charged to Phillip Thompson’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?
Phillip Thompson’s four-quarter total of $697,649 (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 $207,110, against an average of $174,412 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. Phillip Thompson’s total of $697,649 is $6,862 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 120th 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.” Phillip Thompson’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($247,744).
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 Phillip Thompson this came to $2,316 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.
