Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Alex Antic

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$72,461+$82,036reported + modelled

Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.

Rank by expenses

229th / 280

-59% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$72,461

▼ 19% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 19% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($32,523)

Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.

Quarter-over-quarter

Work expenses — reported by IPEA

Remuneration composition — modelled

Expenditure by category

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)	$8,996
Total remuneration & super		$82,036

Note: Auto-applied Backbencher (2025-26); quarterly = annual / 4

How is this modelled?▾

Modelled from Remuneration Tribunal determinations. Best-effort approximations, not IPEA-reported amounts.

Vehicle entitlement: All members modelled as taking the $19,500/yr cash-in-lieu allowance. IPEA car/COMCAR lines are treated as separate travel costs.
Electorate allowance: Baseline rate ($39,700/yr) applied for all representatives; geographic scaling not yet modelled.
Committee loadings: Additional loadings for committee chairs, whips and minor office holders are currently untracked.
Mid-quarter transitions: Modelled on the most recent active role within the quarter (known approximation).

Full detail on the methodology page.

Expenditure detail

Office Facilities

$32,523

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IPEA

$32,523.15

Employee Travel

$22,736

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$22,736.39

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$5,408

Fares	IPEA	$924.60
Fares	IPEA	$829.23
Fares	IPEA	$809.10
Fares	IPEA	$800.01
Fares	IPEA	$800.01
Fares	IPEA	$429.57
Fares	IPEA	$277.00
Fares	IPEA	$272.56
Fares	IPEA	$265.55

Travel Allowance

$5,007

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$499.00

Other Car Costs

$2,492

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$767.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$767.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$171.51
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$146.86
Parking	IPEA	$114.55
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$106.70
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$102.43
Parking	IPEA	$94.55
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$90.07
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$80.16
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$45.45
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23

Office Administration

$2,490

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$909.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$300.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$154.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$149.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$127.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$115.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$80.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$80.39
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$56.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.59
Publications	IPEA	$40.00
Publications	IPEA	$40.00
Publications	IPEA	$40.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.83
Publications	IPEA	$29.09
Publications	IPEA	$29.09
Publications	IPEA	$29.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$22.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.81
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.41
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.81
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.24
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.63
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.61
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$1.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$1.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$4.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$4.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$4.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$4.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$5.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$5.81
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$7.41
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$8.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$17.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$39.58

Telecommunications

$1,207

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$336.36
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$336.36
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$336.36
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$597

Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$384.80
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$48.69
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$43.92
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$32.79
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$30.04
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$23.37
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$17.02
Parliamentary Duties	IPEA	$16.73

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