Tom Venning’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $1,027,162
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Tom Venning claimed $1,027,162 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 34th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $298,824. Largest categories: Office Administration ($340,988); Office Facilities ($331,229); Employee Travel ($130,200). 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.
Tom Venning's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$340,988
$221,473
$119,515 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$287,112
Office Consumables and Services
$53,485
Publications
$391
Office Facilities – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$331,229
$183,185
$148,044 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$331,229
Employee Travel – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$130,200
$114,932
$15,268 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$130,200
Other Car Costs – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$62,727
$27,108
$35,619 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$54,966
COMCAR
$7,531
Parking
$231
Travel Allowance – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$52,250
$31,310
$20,940 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$52,250
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$43,604
$43,715
$111 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$43,604
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$35,571
$378
$35,193 above the median of $378
Electorate Duties
$34,372
Parliamentary Duties
$1,083
Official Duties
$72
Party Political Duties
$44
Family or Nominee Travel – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$19,878
$3,367
$16,511 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$19,668
COMCAR
$210
Telecommunications – Tom Venning, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$10,715
$2,701
$8,014 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$10,715
Total across all periods: $1,048,500 (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 Administration – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$349,078
Printing and Communications
$292,383
Office Consumables and Services
$53,485
Publications
$3,211
Office Facilities – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$344,173
Office Facilities - Not stated
$344,173
Employee Travel – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$130,200
Domestic Travel
$130,200
Other Car Costs – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$63,032
Private-Plated Vehicle
$54,966
COMCAR
$7,836
Parking
$231
Travel Allowance – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$52,250
Travel Allowance
$52,250
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$43,604
Fares
$43,604
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$35,571
Electorate Duties
$34,372
Parliamentary Duties
$1,083
Official Duties
$72
Party Political Duties
$44
Family or Nominee Travel – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$19,878
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$19,668
COMCAR
$210
Telecommunications – Tom Venning, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$10,715
Telecommunications - Usage
$10,715
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tom Venning is the sum of all expenses charged to Tom Venning’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?
Tom Venning’s four-quarter total of $1,027,162 (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 $298,824, against an average of $256,790 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. Tom Venning’s total of $1,027,162 is $379,456 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 34th 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.” Tom Venning’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($340,988).
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 Tom Venning this came to $19,878 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.
