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House · Apr–Jun 2026

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Australian Labor Party · CALWELL · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$125,065+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
205th / 280
-29% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$125,065
▲ 55% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 902% 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 ($41,605)
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

$41,605
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24,350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,140.00
PublicationsIPEA$1,980.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,870.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,650.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,342.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,015.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$865.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$815.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$710.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$550.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$533.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$440.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$407.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$364.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$181.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$41.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$38.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$38.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$37.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$37.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$37.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$20.45

Office Facilities

$33,512
—IPEA$33,512.27

International Travel

$15,623
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$12,387.59
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$2,168.23
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$504.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$430.00
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$89.03
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$27.50
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$17.10

Employee Travel

$15,036
Domestic TravelIPEA$15,036.25

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$7,049
FaresIPEA$693.54
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$665.70
FaresIPEA$260.34

Travel Allowance

$6,118
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$5,807
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,282.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,282.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,282.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$175.64
COMCARIPEA$165.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$154.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$151.99
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.35
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$116.22
COMCARIPEA$87.36
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Telecommunications

$314
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$112.90
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$103.70
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$86.30
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$5.45

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