Jason Wood’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $535,547
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Jason Wood claimed $535,547 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 172nd of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $105,448. Largest categories: Office Administration ($184,415); Office Facilities ($140,597); Employee Travel ($115,261). 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.
Jason Wood's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$184,415
$221,473
$37,058 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$146,268
Office Consumables and Services
$38,147
Office Facilities – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$140,597
$183,185
$42,588 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$140,597
Employee Travel – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$115,261
$114,932
$329 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$115,261
Other Car Costs – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$38,040
$27,108
$10,932 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$22,317
COMCAR
$14,495
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,228
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$31,262
$43,715
$12,453 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$31,262
Travel Allowance – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$21,063
$31,310
$10,247 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$21,063
Telecommunications – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,461
$2,701
$760 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,761
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,700
Family or Nominee Travel – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$951
$3,367
$2,416 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$517
COMCAR
$433
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$497
$378
$119 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$497
Total across all periods: $4,629,184 (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 – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,076,783
Printing and Communications
$1,856,755
Office Consumables and Services
$192,186
Telephonic Services
$26,882
Publications
$960
Office Facilities – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$1,187,372
Office Facilities - Not stated
$1,187,372
Employee Travel – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$701,634
Domestic Travel
$695,469
International Travel
$6,165
Other Car Costs – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$211,805
COMCAR
$99,712
Private-Plated Vehicle
$75,827
Private Vehicle Allowance
$31,360
Parking
$4,905
Travel Allowance – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$181,321
Travel Allowance
$179,429
Cancelled Accommodation
$1,892
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$145,841
Fares
$145,841
Telecommunications – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$63,058
Telecommunications - Usage
$46,677
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$16,381
International Travel – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$33,112
Parliamentary Delegations
$22,203
Official Visits
$10,909
Family or Nominee Travel – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$20,287
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$18,637
COMCAR
$1,650
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$7,971
Parliamentary Duties
$7,313
Official Duties
$657
What’s included in these figures
The total for Jason Wood is the sum of all expenses charged to Jason Wood’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?
Jason Wood’s four-quarter total of $535,547 (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 $105,448, against an average of $133,887 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. Jason Wood’s total of $535,547 is $112,159 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 172nd 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.” Jason Wood’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($184,415).
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 Jason Wood this came to $951 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.
