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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Claire Chandler

Liberal Party of Australia · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$115,848+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
214th / 280
-34% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$115,848
▲ 85% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 1.0% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
28
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($52,752)
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 Shadow Cabinet Minister (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

$52,752
—IPEA$52,752.25

Employee Travel

$24,822
Domestic TravelIPEA$24,821.66

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$19,732
FaresIPEA$1,405.53
FaresIPEA$1,100.90
FaresIPEA$888.69
FaresIPEA$844.92
FaresIPEA$822.11
FaresIPEA$781.94
FaresIPEA$750.57
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$684.68
FaresIPEA$678.18
FaresIPEA$678.18
FaresIPEA$678.18
FaresIPEA$670.20
FaresIPEA$670.20
FaresIPEA$648.71
FaresIPEA$636.25
FaresIPEA$630.73
FaresIPEA$582.42
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$517.31
FaresIPEA$506.47
FaresIPEA$489.77
FaresIPEA$432.30
FaresIPEA$428.19
FaresIPEA$428.19
FaresIPEA$411.72
FaresIPEA$359.18
FaresIPEA$347.39
FaresIPEA$275.09
FaresIPEA$262.75
FaresIPEA$260.29
FaresIPEA$224.19
FaresIPEA$205.32
FaresIPEA$175.90

Travel Allowance

$10,905
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$866.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$413.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$5,778
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$961.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$961.26
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$961.26
COMCARIPEA$151.91
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$135.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$120.30
COMCARIPEA$114.00
COMCARIPEA$112.08
COMCARIPEA$111.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$101.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$100.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$97.78
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.17
COMCARIPEA$80.22
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$68.60
COMCARIPEA$68.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Office Administration

$1,403
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$481.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$135.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$108.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02

Telecommunications

$456
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09

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