House · Jan-Mar 2026

Clare O'Neil

Australian Labor Party · HOTHAM · VIC · Cabinet Minister

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026

Modelled estimate

$311,539+$130,909reported + 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

21st / 258

+122% vs median

this MPall MPs (258)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$311,539

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$115,391

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$15,518

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: Cabinet MinisterLargest category: Employee Travel ($189,575)

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)$130,909

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Additional office loading	Ministerial or office-holder duties	$42,351
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)	$15,518
Total remuneration & super		$130,909

Note: Auto-applied 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

Employee Travel

$189,575

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$189,575.26

Office Facilities

$51,438

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IPEA

$51,437.64

Office Administration

$31,906

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$22,765.61
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,818.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,668.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,000.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$501.66
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$499.72
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$446.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$348.16
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$312.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$267.67
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$177.83
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$145.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$145.94
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$132.85
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$91.41
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$87.41
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$85.98
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$84.84
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$54.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$54.35
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$53.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$53.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$53.34
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$53.12
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$52.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$52.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$51.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$49.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$46.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$44.78
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$41.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$37.59
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$28.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.57
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$26.46
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$25.50
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$23.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$20.33
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$19.08
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$18.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$18.18
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$15.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.14
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$11.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$10.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$9.54
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.57
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.62
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.10
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.07
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.91
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.43
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.32
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.16
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.05
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.04
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.03
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.92
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.90
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.77
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.47
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.08
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$4.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$5.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$33.62
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$45.45
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$90.91

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$18,768

Fares	IPEA	$1,456.50
Fares	IPEA	$1,083.49
Fares	IPEA	$1,043.18
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.21
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.21
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.21
Fares	IPEA	$1,025.21
Fares	IPEA	$1,016.45
Fares	IPEA	$926.90
Fares	IPEA	$908.26
Fares	IPEA	$887.71
Fares	IPEA	$867.48
Fares	IPEA	$842.68
Fares	IPEA	$802.61
Fares	IPEA	$677.67
Fares	IPEA	$665.70
Fares	IPEA	$660.52
Fares	IPEA	$646.91
Fares	IPEA	$637.96
Fares	IPEA	$583.27
Fares	IPEA	$564.81
Fares	IPEA	$394.90

Other Car Costs

$10,831

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,242.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,242.63
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,242.63
COMCAR	IPEA	$473.81
COMCAR	IPEA	$341.88
COMCAR	IPEA	$314.73
COMCAR	IPEA	$234.05
COMCAR	IPEA	$191.22
COMCAR	IPEA	$171.11
COMCAR	IPEA	$168.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$165.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$151.91
COMCAR	IPEA	$149.69
COMCAR	IPEA	$147.47
COMCAR	IPEA	$146.69
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$142.25
COMCAR	IPEA	$141.04
COMCAR	IPEA	$140.81
COMCAR	IPEA	$134.15
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.37
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$131.93
COMCAR	IPEA	$128.24
COMCAR	IPEA	$126.54
COMCAR	IPEA	$125.27
COMCAR	IPEA	$124.49
COMCAR	IPEA	$124.49
COMCAR	IPEA	$120.83
COMCAR	IPEA	$117.66
COMCAR	IPEA	$117.14
COMCAR	IPEA	$115.44
COMCAR	IPEA	$113.39
COMCAR	IPEA	$111.19
COMCAR	IPEA	$102.12
COMCAR	IPEA	$92.99
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$90.89
COMCAR	IPEA	$88.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$86.77
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$86.36
COMCAR	IPEA	$84.40
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$83.72
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$82.46
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$82.19
COMCAR	IPEA	$80.30
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$78.84
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$78.29
COMCAR	IPEA	$77.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$70.80
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$58.98

Travel Allowance

$8,116

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	$518.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$514.00

Telecommunications

$906

Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$236.83
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$234.03
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$208.07
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$102.73
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$102.73
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$5.45

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