Charlotte Walker’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $434,104
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Charlotte Walker claimed $434,104 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 215th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $121,302. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($147,412); Office Administration ($126,803); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($51,856). 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: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
30
$550,880
$116,776 below this group's median of $550,880
State: SA
12
$556,752
$122,648 below this group's median of $556,752
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.
Charlotte Walker'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.
Employee Travel – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$147,412
$124,917
$22,495 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$147,412
Office Administration – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$126,803
$262,346
$135,543 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$108,467
Office Consumables and Services
$16,619
Publications
$1,717
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$51,856
$45,732
$6,124 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$51,856
Office Facilities – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$46,644
$188,110
$141,466 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$46,644
Travel Allowance – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$32,287
$34,320
$2,033 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$32,287
Other Car Costs – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$22,289
$28,254
$5,965 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$14,237
COMCAR
$8,051
Family or Nominee Travel – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,808
$1,839
$1,969 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,808
Telecommunications – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,931
$2,683
$752 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,040
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$890
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Charlotte Walker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,074
$340
$734 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$1,110
Official Duties
-$36
Total across all periods: $512,784 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Sep 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.
Employee Travel – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$175,074
Domestic Travel
$175,074
Office Administration – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$127,571
Printing and Communications
$108,607
Office Consumables and Services
$16,661
Publications
$2,303
Office Facilities – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$76,381
Office Facilities - Not stated
$76,381
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$57,842
Fares
$57,842
Travel Allowance – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$40,295
Travel Allowance
$40,295
Other Car Costs – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$25,093
Private-Plated Vehicle
$16,304
COMCAR
$8,789
Family or Nominee Travel – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,832
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,832
Telecommunications – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$2,052
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,161
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$890
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Charlotte Walker, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,644
Parliamentary Duties
$1,644
Official Duties
$0
What’s included in these figures
The total for Charlotte Walker is the sum of all expenses charged to Charlotte Walker’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?
Charlotte Walker’s four-quarter total of $434,104 (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 $121,302, against an average of $108,526 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. Charlotte Walker’s total of $434,104 is $270,407 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 215th 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.” Charlotte Walker’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($147,412).
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 Charlotte Walker this came to $3,808 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.
