House · Apr–Jun 2026

Cassandra Fernando

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$222,013+$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

83rd / 280

+26% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$222,013

▲ 90% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 4.8% 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 Administration ($86,921)

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 Administration

$86,921

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$34,430.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$21,555.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$9,968.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5,311.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,996.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,680.07
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,402.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,890.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,850.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,818.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,724.55
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,613.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,540.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,454.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$836.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$829.15
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$812.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$759.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$650.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$600.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$600.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$570.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$500.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$450.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$446.60
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$426.23
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$306.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$283.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$268.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$228.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$221.29
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$169.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$120.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$120.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$118.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$92.17
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$68.25
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$65.58
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$64.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$62.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$57.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$35.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$32.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$31.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$24.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.74
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$18.55
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.13
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.11
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$12.46
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.53
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$5.87
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.43
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4.71
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.08
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$0.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.04
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.04
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$2.26
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$27.31
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$45.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$47.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$56.88
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$17,215.05

Office Facilities

$62,936

—

IPEA

$62,935.71

Employee Travel

$41,436

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$41,435.55

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,155

Fares	IPEA	$1,108.57
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,043.17
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.71
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.71
Fares	IPEA	$693.53
Fares	IPEA	$676.18
Fares	IPEA	$562.44
Fares	IPEA	$430.55
Fares	IPEA	$377.95
Fares	IPEA	-$1,043.17

Other Car Costs

$7,511

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,325.47
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,325.47
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,325.47
COMCAR	IPEA	$246.59
COMCAR	IPEA	$211.28
COMCAR	IPEA	$204.41
COMCAR	IPEA	$188.87
COMCAR	IPEA	$180.77
COMCAR	IPEA	$180.77
COMCAR	IPEA	$175.55
COMCAR	IPEA	$175.38
COMCAR	IPEA	$163.31
COMCAR	IPEA	$163.01
COMCAR	IPEA	$162.23
COMCAR	IPEA	$158.57
COMCAR	IPEA	$150.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$146.69
COMCAR	IPEA	$128.76
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$114.36
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$113.93
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$110.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$99.47
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$99.22
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$95.70
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$94.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$68.82
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$28.78
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1.79
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$0.23

Travel Allowance

$7,488

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	$966.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$726.00

Family or Nominee Travel

$5,312

Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$693.53
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$693.53
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$669.27
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$669.27
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$660.52
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$660.52
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$564.81
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$240.53
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$240.53
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$48.18
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$48.18
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$40.91
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$40.91
Scheduled Commercial Transport	IPEA	$40.91

Telecommunications

$254

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$127.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$127.09

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