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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Andrew McLachlan

Liberal Party of Australia · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$108,429+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
220th / 280
-39% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$108,429
▲ 5.8% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 25% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
26
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($34,543)
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 Facilities

$34,543
—IPEA$34,542.73

Employee Travel

$18,451
Domestic TravelIPEA$18,450.84

International Travel

$17,979
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$13,797.44
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$2,168.24
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$819.72
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$504.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$430.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$232.12
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$27.50

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,433
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,335.54
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,282.78
FaresIPEA$1,236.11
FaresIPEA$1,236.11
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$594.57
FaresIPEA$390.42

Office Administration

$9,283
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,804.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,630.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$990.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$470.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$455.35
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$451.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$449.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$117.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$108.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$103.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$77.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$69.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$65.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$52.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.07
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73

Travel Allowance

$8,483
Travel AllowanceIPEA$2,898.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$4,696
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,140.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,140.25
COMCARIPEA$145.25
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$139.37
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$125.10
COMCARIPEA$102.54
COMCARIPEA$100.68
COMCARIPEA$98.46
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$89.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.62
COMCARIPEA$87.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.79
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$18.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Family or Nominee Travel

$1,552
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$957.52
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$594.57

Telecommunications

$1,009
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.39
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.38
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36

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