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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Alison Penfold

National Party of Australia · LYNE · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$175,894+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
143rd / 280
+0% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$175,894
▲ 8.0% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 1811% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
5
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($98,270)
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

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% 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 Administration

$98,270
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21,706.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17,009.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,121.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,430.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,387.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,106.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4,176.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,747.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,088.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,560.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$825.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$654.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$620.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$620.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$620.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$620.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$578.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$578.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$578.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$578.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$578.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$525.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$448.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$440.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$420.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$387.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$372.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$338.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$290.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$290.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$290.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$280.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$208.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$208.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$208.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$177.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$154.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$136.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$104.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$86.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$81.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.64
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$47.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$35.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$18.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$18.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$36.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$37.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$72.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$87.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$90.91

Office Facilities

$30,370
—IPEA$30,370.43

Employee Travel

$15,579
Domestic TravelIPEA$15,579.46

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,754
FaresIPEA$788.92
FaresIPEA$695.13
FaresIPEA$620.01
FaresIPEA$620.01
FaresIPEA$550.91
FaresIPEA$550.91
FaresIPEA$498.14
FaresIPEA$412.26
FaresIPEA$390.20
FaresIPEA$382.36
FaresIPEA$382.36
FaresIPEA$382.36
FaresIPEA$382.13
FaresIPEA$382.13
FaresIPEA$377.05
FaresIPEA$377.05
FaresIPEA$375.67
FaresIPEA$318.49
FaresIPEA$318.49
FaresIPEA$289.19
FaresIPEA$289.18
FaresIPEA$278.36
FaresIPEA$240.90
FaresIPEA$202.70
FaresIPEA$179.38
FaresIPEA$179.38
FaresIPEA$179.38
FaresIPEA$110.82

Travel Allowance

$10,048
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,227.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,227.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$376.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$376.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$376.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$1,227.00

Other Car Costs

$9,783
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,768.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,768.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,768.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$173.44
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$165.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$154.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$153.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$146.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$145.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$144.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$142.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$141.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.71
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$132.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$131.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$130.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$127.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$127.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$125.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$120.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$109.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$107.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$107.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$107.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$106.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$101.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.93
ParkingIPEA$90.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.54
ParkingIPEA$78.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.27
COMCARIPEA$73.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$68.08
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$47.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$28.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Telecommunications

$772
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.38
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.38
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.77

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$317
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$93.16
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$75.90
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$74.39
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$73.21

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