Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Carol Brown

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$134,007+$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

195th / 280

-24% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$134,007

▲ 30% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 28% vs Apr-Jun 2025

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 ($62,621)

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

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 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

$62,621

—

IPEA

$62,621.26

Office Administration

$34,955

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$7,683.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,286.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,277.50
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,104.44
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,680.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,065.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,984.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,469.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,450.76
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$992.80
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$909.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$750.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$668.88
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$531.94
Telephonic Services	IPEA	$411.51
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$357.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$294.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$249.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$222.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$216.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$144.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$142.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$137.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$116.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$107.42
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$101.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$99.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$90.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$89.70
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$84.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$83.03
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$75.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$75.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$75.00
Publications	IPEA	$54.55
Publications	IPEA	$54.55
Publications	IPEA	$54.55
Publications	IPEA	$54.55
Publications	IPEA	$54.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$42.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$40.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$39.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$39.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.95
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$38.88
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$36.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$33.05
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.31
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.26
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$27.58
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$27.48
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.66
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.66
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$21.66
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$19.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.69
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.44
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.52
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.85
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.69
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.97
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.65
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$2.21
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$22.73
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$22.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$23.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$26.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$27.54

Employee Travel

$13,312

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$13,311.78

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,245

Fares	IPEA	$1,194.62
Fares	IPEA	$1,183.38
Fares	IPEA	$985.23
Fares	IPEA	$769.86
Fares	IPEA	$760.11
Fares	IPEA	$704.18
Fares	IPEA	$660.47
Fares	IPEA	$660.46
Fares	IPEA	$647.83
Fares	IPEA	$630.73
Fares	IPEA	$504.56
Fares	IPEA	$504.56
Fares	IPEA	$339.86
Fares	IPEA	$240.77
Fares	IPEA	$240.76
Fares	IPEA	$126.31
Fares	IPEA	$91.04

Travel Allowance

$6,295

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$499.00

Other Car Costs

$5,955

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,123.28
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,123.28
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,123.28
COMCAR	IPEA	$199.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$199.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$135.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$135.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$117.96
COMCAR	IPEA	$115.22
COMCAR	IPEA	$111.00
COMCAR	IPEA	$97.68
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$84.09
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$82.40
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$76.37
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$74.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$72.90
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$70.75
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$68.72
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$57.54
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$54.17
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$48.94
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$44.18
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79

Telecommunications

$625

Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$97.78
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$69.46
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$64.65
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$32.78
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$32.46
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$30.45

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