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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Andrew McLachlan

Liberal Party of Australia · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$102,512+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
197th / 258
-27% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$102,512
Quarters on record
25
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($56,118)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. 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 (Jan-Mar 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 Facilities

$56,118
—IPEA$56,117.90

Employee Travel

$14,849
Domestic TravelIPEA$14,849.11

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$11,355
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,236.11
FaresIPEA$1,163.22
FaresIPEA$948.77
FaresIPEA$780.10
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$631.02
FaresIPEA$585.82
FaresIPEA$479.74
FaresIPEA$479.74
FaresIPEA$440.47

Other Car Costs

$7,170
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,140.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,140.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,140.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,000.00
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$105.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.69
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.11
COMCARIPEA$102.90
COMCARIPEA$102.90
COMCARIPEA$98.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.13
COMCARIPEA$96.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$85.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.88
COMCARIPEA$84.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.62
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$29.37
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$10.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Office Administration

$5,797
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$980.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$891.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$645.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$517.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$484.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$467.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$460.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$93.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$79.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$76.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$64.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$27.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$980.10

Travel Allowance

$5,474
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Telecommunications

$1,055
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$381.94
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36

Family Travel

$568
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$585.82
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$232.30
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$585.82

International Travel

$127
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$194.83
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA-$67.84

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