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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Ged Kearney

Australian Labor Party · COOPER · VIC · Assistant Minister for Social Services

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$151,600+$98,889reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
169th / 280
-14% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$151,600
▼ 21% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 30% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
34
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$87,644
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$11,245
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Assistant Minister for Social ServicesLargest category: Office Facilities ($55,748)
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)$98,889
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$14,604
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$11,245
Total remuneration & super$98,889
Note: Auto-applied Assistant Minister for Social Services (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

$55,748
—IPEA$55,748.41

Employee Travel

$49,484
Domestic TravelIPEA$49,484.33

Office Administration

$19,803
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,759.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,950.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,950.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,170.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$713.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$706.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$683.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$675.11
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$673.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$528.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$501.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$476.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$394.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$367.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$296.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$276.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$202.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$183.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$156.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$153.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$146.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$143.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$123.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$44.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$4.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$46.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$50.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$921.70

Other Car Costs

$9,102
COMCARIPEA$1,180.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$965.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$965.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$965.97
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$579.04
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$579.04
COMCARIPEA$381.84
COMCARIPEA$138.37
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$125.10
COMCARIPEA$123.96
COMCARIPEA$115.70
COMCARIPEA$113.95
COMCARIPEA$111.78
COMCARIPEA$106.20
COMCARIPEA$98.41
COMCARIPEA$98.39
COMCARIPEA$96.24
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.49
COMCARIPEA$91.02
COMCARIPEA$89.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.62
COMCARIPEA$79.92
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$75.48
COMCARIPEA$72.90
COMCARIPEA$69.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$69.27
COMCARIPEA$68.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.11
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$61.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$50.75
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$44.19
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$43.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$43.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$41.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$8,921
FaresIPEA$1,072.79
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$621.66
FaresIPEA$412.71
FaresIPEA$385.13
FaresIPEA$380.47
FaresIPEA$269.59
FaresIPEA$199.67
FaresIPEA$77.89

Travel Allowance

$7,778
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$432.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$428.00

Telecommunications

$763
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$72.73

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