Andrew Wallace’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $691,262
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Andrew Wallace claimed $691,262 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 91st of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $259,866. Largest categories: Office Administration ($296,271); Office Facilities ($169,154); Employee Travel ($93,578). 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.
Andrew Wallace's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$296,271
$221,473
$74,798 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$241,057
Office Consumables and Services
$54,571
Telephonic Services
$455
Publications
$188
Office Facilities – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$169,154
$183,185
$14,031 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$169,154
Employee Travel – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$93,578
$114,932
$21,354 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$93,578
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$49,609
$43,715
$5,894 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$49,609
Other Car Costs – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$40,568
$27,108
$13,460 above the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$22,070
Private-Plated Vehicle
$18,385
Parking
$112
Travel Allowance – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$33,528
$31,310
$2,218 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$33,528
International Travel – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$2,943
$0
$2,943 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$2,943
Telecommunications – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,880
$2,701
$179 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,498
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,382
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,478
$3,367
$1,889 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,478
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wallace, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,253
$378
$875 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$1,253
Total across all periods: $4,840,132 (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 Administration – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,335,545
Printing and Communications
$2,008,486
Office Consumables and Services
$296,670
Telephonic Services
$24,195
Publications
$6,195
Office Facilities – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,231,290
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,231,290
Employee Travel – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$408,950
Domestic Travel
$408,560
International Travel
$390
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$250,165
Fares
$250,165
Travel Allowance – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$237,803
Travel Allowance
$237,604
Cancelled Accommodation
$199
Other Car Costs – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$231,879
Private-Plated Vehicle
$133,257
COMCAR
$85,073
Parking
$9,075
Private Vehicle Allowance
$4,444
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$31
International Travel – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$84,111
Parliamentary Delegations
$71,364
Representing Australia
$12,377
Official Visits
$369
Telecommunications – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$37,932
Telecommunications - Usage
$29,152
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$8,780
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$16,374
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$16,374
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wallace, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$6,082
Parliamentary Duties
$6,082
What’s included in these figures
The total for Andrew Wallace is the sum of all expenses charged to Andrew Wallace’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?
Andrew Wallace’s four-quarter total of $691,262 (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 $259,866, against an average of $172,816 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. Andrew Wallace’s total of $691,262 is $43,556 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 91st 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.” Andrew Wallace’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($296,271).
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 Andrew Wallace this came to $1,478 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.