Rick Wilson’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $1,024,745
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Rick Wilson claimed $1,024,745 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 35th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $303,249. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($307,798); Office Administration ($270,002); Employee Travel ($169,482). 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.
Rick Wilson's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$307,798
$183,185
$124,613 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$307,798
Office Administration – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$270,002
$221,473
$48,529 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$225,504
Office Consumables and Services
$42,135
Publications
$2,363
Employee Travel – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$169,482
$114,932
$54,550 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$169,482
Other Car Costs – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$106,996
$27,108
$79,888 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$100,710
COMCAR
$6,287
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$96,557
$43,715
$52,842 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$96,557
Travel Allowance – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$36,330
$31,310
$5,020 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$36,330
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$22,384
$378
$22,006 above the median of $378
Electorate Duties
$20,742
Parliamentary Duties
$1,642
Family or Nominee Travel – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$10,492
$3,367
$7,125 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,293
COMCAR
$200
Telecommunications – Rick Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,702
$2,701
$2,001 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,453
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,249
Total across all periods: $7,570,567 (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 – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,300,120
Printing and Communications
$1,896,173
Office Consumables and Services
$338,743
Publications
$46,460
Telephonic Services
$18,745
Office Facilities – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$2,237,224
Office Facilities - Not stated
$2,237,224
Employee Travel – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$888,322
Domestic Travel
$888,322
Other Car Costs – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$650,783
Private-Plated Vehicle
$612,137
COMCAR
$37,516
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$987
Parking
$143
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$574,133
Electorate Duties
$523,219
Parliamentary Duties
$49,993
Electorate
$576
Special Charter
$281
Official Duties
$63
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$463,302
Fares
$463,302
Travel Allowance – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$326,561
Travel Allowance
$326,561
Telecommunications – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$84,064
Telecommunications - Usage
$72,705
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$11,359
Family or Nominee Travel – Rick Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$46,058
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$45,402
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$343
COMCAR
$314
What’s included in these figures
The total for Rick Wilson is the sum of all expenses charged to Rick Wilson’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?
Rick Wilson’s four-quarter total of $1,024,745 (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 $303,249, against an average of $256,186 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. Rick Wilson’s total of $1,024,745 is $377,039 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 35th 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.” Rick Wilson’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($307,798).
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 Rick Wilson this came to $10,492 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.
