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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Helen Polley

Australian Labor Party · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$103,605+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
194th / 258
-26% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$103,605
Quarters on record
36
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($28,818)
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

Employee Travel

$28,818
Domestic TravelIPEA$28,817.88

Office Facilities

$25,090
—IPEA$25,090.23

Office Administration

$15,030
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9,003.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,670.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$344.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$325.12
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$245.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$230.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$209.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$126.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$111.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$101.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.26
PublicationsIPEA$78.45
PublicationsIPEA$74.55
PublicationsIPEA$74.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$71.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32

Travel Allowance

$11,277
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$866.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$437.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,333
FaresIPEA$1,118.47
FaresIPEA$1,095.58
FaresIPEA$891.90
FaresIPEA$891.90
FaresIPEA$891.90
FaresIPEA$785.02
FaresIPEA$785.02
FaresIPEA$785.02
FaresIPEA$646.60
FaresIPEA$632.01
FaresIPEA$609.16
FaresIPEA$502.32
FaresIPEA$370.32
FaresIPEA$327.84

Other Car Costs

$9,295
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,377.57
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,377.57
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,377.57
COMCARIPEA$255.06
COMCARIPEA$250.62
COMCARIPEA$237.54
COMCARIPEA$237.30
COMCARIPEA$200.66
COMCARIPEA$147.74
COMCARIPEA$144.30
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
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$119.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$119.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$115.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.66
COMCARIPEA$103.20
COMCARIPEA$91.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.04
COMCARIPEA$86.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$83.78
COMCARIPEA$83.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$83.35
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.85
COMCARIPEA$75.48
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$68.11
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$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Family Travel

$2,711
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$1,212.64
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$860.78
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$637.93

Telecommunications

$991
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$149.90
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$149.90
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$149.90
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$149.90
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$149.90
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$149.90
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.72
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.45

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$59
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$59.45

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