House · Jan-Mar 2026

Basem Abdo

Australian Labor Party · CALWELL · VIC

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026

Modelled estimate

$80,652+$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

223rd / 258

-43% vs median

this MPall MPs (258)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$80,652

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($37,306)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% 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

$37,306

—

IPEA

$37,306.29

Employee Travel

$12,893

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$12,893.17

Office Administration

$9,832

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,290.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,181.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,170.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,071.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$672.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$550.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$545.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$448.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$377.88
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$250.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$204.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$116.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$81.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$72.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$66.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$55.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$54.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$44.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$41.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$40.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.85
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$30.85
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.85
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.80
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.04
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$2.23
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$13.21
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$13.64
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$29.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$170.10

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$7,818

Fares	IPEA	$674.79
Fares	IPEA	$669.77
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$669.27
Fares	IPEA	$665.70
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$240.03
Fares	IPEA	$240.03

Travel Allowance

$7,583

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$499.00

Other Car Costs

$4,949

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,282.24
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,282.24
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,282.24
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$991.09
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$449.47
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$122.88
COMCAR	IPEA	$118.52
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$117.37
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$115.90
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$115.76
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$113.07
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$111.68
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$110.89
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$107.26
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$105.12
COMCAR	IPEA	$89.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$71.82
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$69.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	-$3,122.69

Telecommunications

$270

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$90.80
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$82.10
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$75.50
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45

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