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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Don Farrell

Australian Labor Party · SA · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$453,752+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
6th / 258
+223% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$453,752
Quarters on record
36
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 ($249,594)
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)$130,909
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$42,351
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% 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

$249,594
Domestic TravelIPEA$171,315.07
International TravelIPEA$39,725.32
International TravelIPEA$25,354.96
International TravelIPEA$13,198.75

Office Facilities

$91,829
—IPEA$91,828.67

International Travel

$49,159
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$15,955.66
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$12,998.25
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$12,557.48
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$5,529.33
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$1,375.93
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$378.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$378.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$315.00
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$38.87
Ministerial VisitsIPEA-$27.86
Ministerial VisitsIPEA-$339.83

Office Administration

$25,577
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,773.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,894.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,052.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,374.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,363.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,189.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$847.22
PublicationsIPEA$686.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$381.27
PublicationsIPEA$368.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$345.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$335.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$326.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$304.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$277.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$119.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$78.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$61.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$61.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$4.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$35.25

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$15,263
FaresIPEA$2,226.60
FaresIPEA$1,286.85
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,227.37
FaresIPEA$780.10
FaresIPEA$757.83
FaresIPEA$637.96
FaresIPEA$594.57
FaresIPEA$566.07
FaresIPEA$479.74
FaresIPEA$476.92
FaresIPEA$462.17
FaresIPEA$373.23
FaresIPEA$373.23
FaresIPEA$331.98
FaresIPEA$331.98
FaresIPEA$286.58
FaresIPEA$235.18
FaresIPEA$181.22
FaresIPEA-$181.22

Travel Allowance

$8,806
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$972.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Family Travel

$7,653
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,278.09
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,227.37
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$948.77
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$856.69
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$774.29
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$585.82
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$542.62
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$542.62
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$542.19
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$424.25
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$331.98
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$331.98
COMCARIPEA$151.74
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$1,154.50

Other Car Costs

$4,465
COMCARIPEA$150.70
COMCARIPEA$144.94
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$118.44
COMCARIPEA$114.00
COMCARIPEA$102.90
COMCARIPEA$101.76
COMCARIPEA$95.76
COMCARIPEA$91.60
COMCARIPEA$89.58
COMCARIPEA$87.36
COMCARIPEA$85.87
COMCARIPEA$85.14
COMCARIPEA$81.90
COMCARIPEA$78.48
COMCARIPEA$76.26
COMCARIPEA$71.90
COMCARIPEA$69.90
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,406
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$381.82
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27

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