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Jason Wood’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $525,668 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)

Jason Wood claimed $525,668 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 193rd of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $86,858. Largest categories: Office Administration ($197,787); Office Facilities ($155,378); Employee Travel ($93,473). 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.

Comparisons to similar groups

ClusterMembersCluster median (last 4 quarters)This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher84$687,710$162,042 below this group's median of $687,710
Area: 1,000–10,000 km²32$776,386$250,718 below this group's median of $776,386
State: VIC38$719,383$193,715 below this group's median of $719,383
Urban / rural: Urban/Suburban98$726,481$200,813 below this group's median of $726,481

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.

Jump to total across all periods ($4,716,043)

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Expenses by quarter

QuarterDatesTotal claimedTop category
Q3 20261 Jul – 30 Sep 2026$86,858Office Facilities ($45,459)
Q2 20261 Apr – 30 Jun 2026$105,448Office Facilities ($39,959)
Q1 20261 Jan – 31 Mar 2026$105,543Employee Travel ($36,498)
Q4 20251 Oct – 31 Dec 2025$227,819Office Administration ($133,965)
Q3 20251 Jul – 30 Sep 2025$96,737Employee Travel ($31,740)
Q2 20251 Apr – 30 Jun 2025$193,500Office Administration ($127,018)
Q1 20251 Jan – 31 Mar 2025$153,497Office Administration ($74,432)
Q4 20241 Oct – 31 Dec 2024$115,946Office Facilities ($35,783)

Expenses by category

Jason Wood'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 – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Administration$197,787$262,346$64,559 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications$158,850
Office Consumables and Services$38,937
Office Facilities – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Office Facilities$155,378$188,110$32,732 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated$155,378
Employee Travel – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Employee Travel$93,473$124,917$31,444 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel$93,473
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Scheduled Commercial Transport$30,172$45,732$15,560 below the median of $45,732
Fares$30,172
Other Car Costs – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Other Car Costs$26,898$28,254$1,356 below the median of $28,254
COMCAR$14,443
Private-Plated Vehicle$12,455
Travel Allowance – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Travel Allowance$17,919$34,320$16,401 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance$17,919
Telecommunications – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Telecommunications$3,544$2,683$861 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage$1,841
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$1,702
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
CategoryAmountMedianDifference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport$497$340$157 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties$497

Total across all periods: $4,716,043 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Sep 2026, 35 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
CategoryAmount
Office Administration$2,101,509
Printing and Communications$1,872,344
Office Consumables and Services$201,324
Telephonic Services$26,882
Publications$960
Office Facilities – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Office Facilities$1,232,831
Office Facilities - Not stated$1,232,831
Employee Travel – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Employee Travel$711,586
Domestic Travel$705,421
International Travel$6,165
Other Car Costs – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Other Car Costs$208,929
COMCAR$101,741
Private-Plated Vehicle$70,923
Private Vehicle Allowance$31,360
Parking$4,905
Travel Allowance – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Travel Allowance$184,219
Travel Allowance$182,327
Cancelled Accommodation$1,892
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Scheduled Commercial Transport$151,547
Fares$151,547
Telecommunications – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Telecommunications$64,052
Telecommunications - Usage$47,244
Telecommunications - Residential - Official$16,808
International Travel – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
International Travel$33,112
Parliamentary Delegations$22,203
Official Visits$10,909
Family or Nominee Travel – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
Family or Nominee Travel$20,287
Scheduled Commercial Transport$18,637
COMCAR$1,650
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Jason Wood, all periods
CategoryAmount
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 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?

Jason Wood’s four-quarter total of $525,668 (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 $86,858, against an average of $131,417 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. Jason Wood’s total of $525,668 is $178,843 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 193rd 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.” Jason Wood’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($197,787).

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 $0 over the window.

Generated 2026-11-12 • Data: IPEA • Political Gadgets