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.
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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Anne Webster, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$225,545
$114,932
$110,613 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$225,545
Office Facilities – Anne Webster, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$55,540
$43,715
$11,825 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$55,540
Travel Allowance – Anne Webster, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
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
Category
Amount
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
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,296,547
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,296,547
Employee Travel – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$661,935
Domestic Travel
$661,935
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$235,715
Fares
$235,715
Travel Allowance – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$211,955
Travel Allowance
$211,955
Other Car Costs – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$189,793
Private-Plated Vehicle
$141,871
COMCAR
$47,693
Parking
$229
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
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
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$72,446
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$68,606
COMCAR
$3,840
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$0
Telecommunications – Anne Webster, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$47,785
Telecommunications - Usage
$47,785
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 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.
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.