Tim Wilson’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $912,559
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Shadow Treasurer; member of the Shadow Cabinet
Tim Wilson is Shadow Treasurer; member of the Shadow Cabinet. Tim Wilson claimed $912,559 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 43rd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $307,642. Largest categories: Office Administration ($358,916); Office Facilities ($218,658); Employee Travel ($182,021). 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.
Tim Wilson's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$358,916
$221,473
$137,443 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$320,112
Office Consumables and Services
$28,319
Publications
$6,377
Telephonic Services
$4,109
Office Facilities – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$218,658
$183,185
$35,473 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$218,658
Employee Travel – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$182,021
$114,932
$67,089 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$182,021
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$78,510
$43,715
$34,795 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$78,510
Travel Allowance – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$43,293
$31,310
$11,983 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$43,293
Other Car Costs – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$19,329
$27,108
$7,779 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$17,854
Private-Plated Vehicle
$1,475
Family or Nominee Travel – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,845
$3,367
$2,478 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,216
COMCAR
$629
Telecommunications – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,607
$2,701
$1,906 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,552
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,056
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,379
$378
$1,001 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$1,379
Total across all periods: $3,288,416 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 28 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
$1,489,898
Printing and Communications
$1,307,044
Office Consumables and Services
$112,140
Telephonic Services
$36,684
Publications
$34,031
Office Facilities – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$910,721
Office Facilities - Not stated
$910,721
Employee Travel – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$331,801
Domestic Travel
$331,801
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$201,606
Fares
$201,606
Travel Allowance – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$189,451
Travel Allowance
$189,451
Other Car Costs – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$77,648
COMCAR
$73,832
Private Vehicle Allowance
$2,329
Private-Plated Vehicle
$1,475
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$12
Telecommunications – Tim Wilson, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$37,811
Telecommunications - Usage
$30,270
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$7,541
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
$11,051
Parliamentary Duties
$10,903
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 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?
Tim Wilson’s four-quarter total of $912,559 (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 $307,642, against an average of $228,140 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. Tim Wilson’s total of $912,559 is $264,853 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 43rd 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.” Tim Wilson’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($358,916).
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 $5,845 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.
