Andrew Wilkie’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $524,717
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Andrew Wilkie claimed $524,717 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 180th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $154,208. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($151,033); Office Administration ($148,897); Employee Travel ($114,312). 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 Wilkie's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$151,033
$183,185
$32,152 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$151,033
Office Administration – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$148,897
$221,473
$72,576 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$117,255
Office Consumables and Services
$26,899
Publications
$4,743
Employee Travel – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$114,312
$114,932
$620 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$114,312
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$44,745
$43,715
$1,030 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$44,745
Travel Allowance – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,120
$31,310
$190 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$31,120
Other Car Costs – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$24,523
$27,108
$2,585 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,769
COMCAR
$6,754
Telecommunications – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,350
$2,701
$1,649 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,391
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,959
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$4,092
$3,367
$725 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$4,092
International Travel – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$1,591
$0
$1,591 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$1,591
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wilkie, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$54
$378
$324 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$54
Total across all periods: $4,305,601 (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 Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,498,562
Printing and Communications
$1,317,844
Office Consumables and Services
$152,430
Publications
$28,288
Office Facilities – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,255,469
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,255,469
Employee Travel – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$932,548
Domestic Travel
$932,548
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$230,003
Fares
$230,003
Travel Allowance – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$173,296
Travel Allowance
$173,296
Other Car Costs – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$150,149
Private-Plated Vehicle
$108,803
COMCAR
$41,346
Telecommunications – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$51,921
Telecommunications - Usage
$38,387
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$13,534
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$11,706
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$11,326
COMCAR
$380
International Travel – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$1,591
Parliamentary Delegations
$1,591
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Wilkie, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$356
Parliamentary Duties
$356
What’s included in these figures
The total for Andrew Wilkie is the sum of all expenses charged to Andrew Wilkie’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 Wilkie’s four-quarter total of $524,717 (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 $154,208, against an average of $131,179 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 Wilkie’s total of $524,717 is $122,989 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 180th 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 Wilkie’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($151,033).
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 Wilkie this came to $4,092 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.
