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House · Jan-Mar 2026

David Batt

National Party of Australia · HINKLER · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$164,339+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
89th / 258
+17% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$164,339
Quarters on record
4
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($57,259)
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

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 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 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

$57,259
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5,980.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,074.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,481.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,289.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,214.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,214.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,079.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,000.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,860.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,345.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$933.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$897.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$860.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$860.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$790.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$788.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$788.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$788.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$775.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$721.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$700.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$650.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$645.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$610.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$553.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$553.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$548.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$540.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$540.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$538.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$448.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$440.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$432.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$432.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$430.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$430.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$411.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$398.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$368.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$360.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$344.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$335.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$331.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$330.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$201.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$189.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$184.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$180.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$167.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$150.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$150.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$140.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$129.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$121.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$113.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$105.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$104.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$97.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$92.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$88.46
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$83.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$77.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$76.46
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$74.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$73.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$71.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$60.98
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$58.61
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$58.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$34.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$31.07
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$29.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.13
PublicationsIPEA$15.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.63
PublicationsIPEA$12.73
PublicationsIPEA$12.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$10.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$33.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$157.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$343.28

Office Facilities

$40,822
—IPEA$40,821.62

Employee Travel

$32,755
Domestic TravelIPEA$32,754.68

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$21,425
FaresIPEA$1,153.62
FaresIPEA$1,149.23
FaresIPEA$1,149.23
FaresIPEA$1,149.23
FaresIPEA$1,149.23
FaresIPEA$1,137.28
FaresIPEA$1,121.57
FaresIPEA$1,036.19
FaresIPEA$867.48
FaresIPEA$844.62
FaresIPEA$822.93
FaresIPEA$810.10
FaresIPEA$810.10
FaresIPEA$720.66
FaresIPEA$712.19
FaresIPEA$712.19
FaresIPEA$712.19
FaresIPEA$712.19
FaresIPEA$703.91
FaresIPEA$648.18
FaresIPEA$609.01
FaresIPEA$598.69
FaresIPEA$525.27
FaresIPEA$440.70
FaresIPEA$381.46
FaresIPEA$373.83
FaresIPEA$373.83

Travel Allowance

$8,153
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00

Other Car Costs

$1,661
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,000.00
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$122.10
COMCARIPEA$72.26
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$58.18

Family Travel

$1,138
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$784.28
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$353.69

Telecommunications

$645
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$482
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$206.51
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$88.49
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$72.63
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$58.14
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$32.64
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$23.59

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