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Anne Webster’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $932,416 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)

Position: Shadow Minister for Regional Communications; Shadow Minister for Regional Health

Anne Webster is Shadow Minister for Regional Communications; Shadow Minister for Regional Health. Anne Webster claimed $932,416 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 41st of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $192,075. Largest categories: Office Administration ($340,854); Employee Travel ($225,545); Office Facilities ($222,067). 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

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Shadow Minister7$824,403$108,013 above this group's median of $824,403
Area: 10,000–100,000 km²17$672,550$259,866 above this group's median of $672,550
State: VIC38$664,333$268,083 above this group's median of $664,333
Urban / rural: Rural/Regional51$740,691$191,725 above this group's median of $740,691

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.

Jump to total across all periods ($4,772,725)

See individual expense line items, quarter by quarter

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$192,075Office Facilities ($57,622)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$202,179Office Administration ($66,751)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$238,724Employee Travel ($68,565)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$299,438Office Administration ($166,373)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$245,779Office Administration ($123,154)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$197,428Office Administration ($78,715)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$129,082Employee Travel ($35,583)
Q3 20241 Jul – 30 Sep 2024$238,499Office Administration ($102,193)

Expenses by category

Anne Webster's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.

Office Administration – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$340,854$221,473$119,381 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications$242,471
Office Consumables and Services$86,931
Telephonic Services$8,322
Publications$3,131
Employee Travel – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$225,545$114,932$110,613 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel$225,545
Office Facilities – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$222,067$183,185$38,882 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated$222,067
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$55,540$43,715$11,825 above the median of $43,715
Fares$55,540
Travel Allowance – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$34,023$31,310$2,713 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance$34,023
Other Car Costs – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$23,688$27,108$3,420 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle$15,031
COMCAR$8,490
Parking$167
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$22,033$378$21,655 above the median of $378
Electorate Duties$19,723
Official Duties$3,617
Parliamentary Duties-$1,307
Family or Nominee Travel – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Family or Nominee Travel$5,584$3,367$2,217 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport$4,972
COMCAR$611
Telecommunications – Anne Webster, 2025–26
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$3,083$2,701$382 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage$3,083

Total across all periods: $4,772,725 (1 Apr 2019 – 30 Jun 2026, 29 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 – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$1,859,283
Printing and Communications$1,478,244
Office Consumables and Services$304,053
Telephonic Services$58,702
Publications$14,624
Specified Public Resources$3,661
Office Facilities – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$1,296,547
Office Facilities - Not stated$1,296,547
Employee Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$661,935
Domestic Travel$661,935
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$235,715
Fares$235,715
Travel Allowance – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$211,955
Travel Allowance$211,955
Other Car Costs – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$189,793
Private-Plated Vehicle$141,871
COMCAR$47,693
Parking$229
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$178,464
Electorate Duties$123,774
Parliamentary Duties$43,749
Official Duties$7,896
Party Political Duties$3,045
Family or Nominee Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$72,446
Scheduled Commercial Transport$68,606
COMCAR$3,840
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs$0
Telecommunications – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$47,785
Telecommunications - Usage$47,785
International Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$18,802
Parliamentary Delegations$18,802

What’s included in these figures

The total for Anne Webster is the sum of all expenses charged to Anne Webster’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?

Anne Webster’s four-quarter total of $932,416 (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 $192,075, against an average of $233,104 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. Anne Webster’s total of $932,416 is $284,710 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 41st 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.” Anne Webster’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($340,854).

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 Anne Webster this came to $5,584 over the window.

Generated 2026-10-23 • Data: IPEA • Political Gadgets