Anne Webster’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $875,997
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 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 $875,997 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 62nd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $243,018. Largest categories: Office Administration ($247,283); Employee Travel ($233,344); Office Facilities ($233,045). 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.
Anne Webster'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 – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$247,283
$262,346
$15,063 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$172,558
Office Consumables and Services
$62,406
Telephonic Services
$9,442
Publications
$2,877
Employee Travel – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$233,344
$124,917
$108,427 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$233,344
Office Facilities – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$233,045
$188,110
$44,935 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$233,045
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$55,720
$45,732
$9,988 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$55,720
Travel Allowance – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$34,136
$34,320
$184 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$34,136
Other Car Costs – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$32,798
$28,254
$4,544 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$22,458
COMCAR
$10,172
Parking
$167
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$30,127
$340
$29,787 above the median of $340
Electorate Duties
$32,205
Official Duties
$3,617
Parliamentary Duties
-$5,695
Family or Nominee Travel – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$6,325
$1,839
$4,486 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,634
COMCAR
$691
Telecommunications – Anne Webster, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,218
$2,683
$535 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,218
Total across all periods: $5,015,744 (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 – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,932,086
Printing and Communications
$1,535,976
Office Consumables and Services
$317,241
Telephonic Services
$59,822
Publications
$15,387
Specified Public Resources
$3,661
Office Facilities – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,353,033
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,353,033
Employee Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$725,509
Domestic Travel
$725,509
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$248,694
Fares
$248,694
Travel Allowance – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$221,781
Travel Allowance
$221,781
Other Car Costs – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$203,019
Private-Plated Vehicle
$152,676
COMCAR
$50,114
Parking
$229
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$190,946
Electorate Duties
$136,256
Parliamentary Duties
$43,749
Official Duties
$7,896
Party Political Duties
$3,045
Family or Nominee Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$73,187
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$69,268
COMCAR
$3,919
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$0
Telecommunications – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$48,687
Telecommunications - Usage
$48,687
International Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
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 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?
Anne Webster’s four-quarter total of $875,997 (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 $243,018, against an average of $218,999 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. Anne Webster’s total of $875,997 is $171,486 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 62nd 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.” Anne Webster’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($247,283).
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 $6,325 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.