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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Kerrynne Liddle

Liberal Party of Australia · SA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$119,987+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
163rd / 258
-14% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$119,987
Quarters on record
15
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($40,057)
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 Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care (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

$40,057
—IPEA$40,056.89

Employee Travel

$36,666
Domestic TravelIPEA$36,666.25

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,456
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,286.84
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,278.09
FaresIPEA$1,236.11
FaresIPEA$1,227.36
FaresIPEA$925.09
FaresIPEA$557.32
FaresIPEA$462.18
FaresIPEA$344.30

International Travel

$11,055
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$10,130.89
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$844.25
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$75.18
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$4.25

Travel Allowance

$9,794
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$369.00

Office Administration

$3,565
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,507.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$752.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$752.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$244.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$75.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$35.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$752.73

Other Car Costs

$3,094
COMCARIPEA$148.50
COMCARIPEA$139.62
COMCARIPEA$137.40
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$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$87.36
COMCARIPEA$78.48
COMCARIPEA$71.82
COMCARIPEA$69.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,287
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$381.82
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$336.36
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.51
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.51
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,239
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$703.41
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$384.27
Official DutiesIPEA$133.50
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$17.46

Family Travel

$774
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$774.30

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