Tim Wilson’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $922,139
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Shadow Treasurer; member of the Shadow Cabinet
Tim Wilson is Shadow Treasurer; member of the Shadow Cabinet. Tim Wilson claimed $922,139 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 45th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $222,421. Largest categories: Office Administration ($351,587); Employee Travel ($210,403); Office Facilities ($194,030). 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.
Tim Wilson'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 – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$351,587
$262,346
$89,241 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$304,449
Office Consumables and Services
$33,859
Publications
$9,169
Telephonic Services
$4,109
Employee Travel – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$210,403
$124,917
$85,486 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$210,403
Office Facilities – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$194,030
$188,110
$5,920 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$194,030
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$82,482
$45,732
$36,750 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$82,482
Travel Allowance – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$44,156
$34,320
$9,836 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$44,156
Other Car Costs – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$27,975
$28,254
$279 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR
$22,619
Private-Plated Vehicle
$4,352
Parking
$1,004
Family or Nominee Travel – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,521
$1,839
$3,682 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,216
COMCAR
$305
Telecommunications – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,585
$2,683
$1,902 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,364
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,221
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,401
$340
$1,061 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$1,401
Total across all periods: $3,510,837 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 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 – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,544,576
Printing and Communications
$1,341,971
Office Consumables and Services
$128,072
Publications
$37,849
Telephonic Services
$36,684
Office Facilities – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$960,654
Office Facilities - Not stated
$960,654
Employee Travel – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$399,997
Domestic Travel
$399,997
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$225,695
Fares
$225,695
Travel Allowance – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$202,852
Travel Allowance
$202,852
Other Car Costs – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$89,085
COMCAR
$81,389
Private-Plated Vehicle
$4,352
Private Vehicle Allowance
$2,329
Parking
$1,004
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$12
Telecommunications – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$38,475
Telecommunications - Usage
$30,626
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$7,849
International Travel – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$23,216
Parliamentary Delegations
$23,216
Family or Nominee Travel – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$15,214
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$12,829
COMCAR
$2,385
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$11,073
Parliamentary Duties
$10,926
Official Duties
$147
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tim Wilson is the sum of all expenses charged to Tim Wilson’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?
Tim Wilson’s four-quarter total of $922,139 (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 $222,421, against an average of $230,535 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. Tim Wilson’s total of $922,139 is $217,628 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 45th 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.” Tim Wilson’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($351,587).
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 Tim Wilson this came to $5,521 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.
