Ellie Whiteaker’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $638,748
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Ellie Whiteaker claimed $638,748 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 143rd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $163,470. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($178,732); Office Administration ($126,434); Office Facilities ($123,071). 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
$87,868 above this group's median of $550,880
State: WA
12
$641,649
$2,901 below this group's median of $641,649
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.
Ellie Whiteaker'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 – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$178,732
$124,917
$53,815 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$178,732
Office Administration – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$126,434
$262,346
$135,912 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$106,504
Office Consumables and Services
$17,906
Publications
$2,024
Office Facilities – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$123,071
$188,110
$65,039 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$123,071
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$100,315
$45,732
$54,583 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$100,315
Travel Allowance – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$39,370
$34,320
$5,050 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$39,370
Family or Nominee Travel – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$37,742
$1,839
$35,903 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$36,874
COMCAR
$439
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$429
Other Car Costs – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$28,158
$28,254
$96 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,360
COMCAR
$10,798
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$2,707
$340
$2,367 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$2,707
Telecommunications – Ellie Whiteaker, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$2,219
$2,683
$464 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,755
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$464
Total across all periods: $750,694 (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 – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$224,443
Domestic Travel
$224,443
Office Facilities – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$149,666
Office Facilities - Not stated
$149,666
Office Administration – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$131,301
Printing and Communications
$110,903
Office Consumables and Services
$18,374
Publications
$2,024
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$116,296
Fares
$116,296
Family or Nominee Travel – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$47,179
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$46,312
COMCAR
$439
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$429
Travel Allowance – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$45,416
Travel Allowance
$45,416
Other Car Costs – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$30,294
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,360
COMCAR
$12,934
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,432
Parliamentary Duties
$3,432
Telecommunications – Ellie Whiteaker, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$2,667
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,203
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$464
What’s included in these figures
The total for Ellie Whiteaker is the sum of all expenses charged to Ellie Whiteaker’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?
Ellie Whiteaker’s four-quarter total of $638,748 (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 $163,470, against an average of $159,687 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. Ellie Whiteaker’s total of $638,748 is $65,763 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 143rd 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.” Ellie Whiteaker’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($178,732).
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 Ellie Whiteaker this came to $37,742 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.
