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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Ash Ambihaipahar

Australian Labor Party · BARTON · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$146,515+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
177th / 280
-17% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$146,515
▲ 37% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 811% 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 ($62,276)
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

$62,276
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16,185.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13,762.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,395.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,555.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,090.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,590.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,013.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$897.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$771.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$543.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$501.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$385.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$380.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$318.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$291.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$276.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$165.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$161.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$122.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$118.16
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$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$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$50.94

Office Facilities

$53,437
—IPEA$53,437.02

Employee Travel

$18,163
Domestic TravelIPEA$18,162.75

Other Car Costs

$5,685
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,233.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,233.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,233.27
COMCARIPEA$160.22
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$131.94
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$120.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$118.38
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$117.69
COMCARIPEA$111.38
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$110.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$105.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$103.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$101.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$95.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$92.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$89.34
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.88
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$72.69
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$43.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$34.53

Travel Allowance

$5,474
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00

Telecommunications

$1,000
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$406.76
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$300.38
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$292.55

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$481
FaresIPEA$240.53
FaresIPEA$240.53

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