OpenBench.au
← Register

House · Apr–Jun 2026

Helen Haines

Independent · INDI · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$177,823+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
139th / 280
+1% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$177,823
▲ 19% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 61% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
29
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($84,953)
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 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

$84,953
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$23,212.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14,908.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,797.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,009.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,927.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,009.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,009.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,980.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,818.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,140.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$898.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$698.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$570.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$454.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$412.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$399.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$378.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$375.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$357.55
PublicationsIPEA$324.59
PublicationsIPEA$320.77
PublicationsIPEA$318.68
PublicationsIPEA$316.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$301.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$290.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$290.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$265.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$265.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$265.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$234.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$234.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$234.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$229.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$206.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$189.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.79
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$175.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$163.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$163.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$140.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$138.69
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$119.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$109.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$69.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.60
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$56.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.12
PublicationsIPEA$52.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.64
PublicationsIPEA$50.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$48.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.00
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.48
PublicationsIPEA$7.27
PublicationsIPEA$7.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$7.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$11.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$61.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$136.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$211.27

Office Facilities

$50,417
—IPEA$50,416.78

Employee Travel

$22,200
Domestic TravelIPEA$22,200.32

Travel Allowance

$9,457
Travel AllowanceIPEA$2,576.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00

Other Car Costs

$7,548
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,689.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,689.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,689.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$977.31
COMCARIPEA$138.86
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$111.30
COMCARIPEA$80.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$78.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$75.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$75.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$75.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$73.37
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$69.56
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$64.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$51.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$2,566
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$523.89
FaresIPEA$523.89
FaresIPEA$412.26
FaresIPEA$412.26

Telecommunications

$681
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$126.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$126.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$72.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$72.64

Related parliamentarians

Same party and chamber, ranked by expenses this quarter.