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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026
Larissa Waters
Australian Greens · QLD
Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate$307,812+$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
22nd / 258
+119% vs median
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$307,812
Quarters on record
35
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($181,547)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.
Quarter-over-quarter
Expenditure by category
Remuneration breakdown
Quarterly breakdown (Jan-Mar 2026)$82,036
| Base salary | Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4) | $58,415 |
| Electorate allowance | Electorate office and operations | $9,750 |
| Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu) | Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement | $4,875 |
| Superannuation | 15.4% 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
$181,547| Domestic Travel | IPEA | $181,546.82 |
Office Facilities
$76,540| — | IPEA | $76,539.90 |
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$16,612| Fares | IPEA | $3,095.32 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,603.47 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,251.47 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,194.37 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,194.37 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,194.37 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,185.62 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,185.62 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,185.62 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,109.10 |
| Fares | IPEA | $1,065.54 |
| Fares | IPEA | $963.59 |
| Fares | IPEA | $861.83 |
| Fares | IPEA | $861.83 |
| Fares | IPEA | $858.13 |
| Fares | IPEA | $844.62 |
| Fares | IPEA | $824.64 |
| Fares | IPEA | $824.64 |
| Fares | IPEA | $749.35 |
| Fares | IPEA | $611.18 |
| Fares | IPEA | $602.49 |
| Fares | IPEA | $590.03 |
| Fares | IPEA | $530.58 |
| Fares | IPEA | $528.93 |
| Fares | IPEA | $497.97 |
| Fares | IPEA | $372.20 |
| Fares | IPEA | $354.59 |
| Fares | IPEA | $266.93 |
| Fares | IPEA | $242.06 |
| Fares | IPEA | $232.95 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$242.06 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$497.97 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$530.58 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$611.18 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$858.13 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$861.83 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$861.83 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$1,109.10 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$1,603.47 |
| Fares | IPEA | -$3,095.32 |
Office Administration
$15,301| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $10,067.75 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2,094.66 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $950.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $482.73 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $334.44 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $245.44 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $205.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $139.72 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $103.87 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $89.00 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $83.76 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $48.40 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $47.53 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $44.50 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $44.50 |
| Printing and Communications | IPEA | $39.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $28.18 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $22.25 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $20.60 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $20.33 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $19.52 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $17.25 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.91 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.89 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.60 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $14.08 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $11.22 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $9.64 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $9.58 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $8.77 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $8.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $7.54 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $6.36 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $6.09 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.78 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.59 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $5.52 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $4.42 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.68 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.47 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $2.28 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $1.98 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.45 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.21 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.21 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | $0.05 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$1.94 |
| Office Consumables and Services | IPEA | -$3.49 |
Travel Allowance
$8,754| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $1,288.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $966.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $518.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $486.00 |
| Travel Allowance | IPEA | $432.00 |
| Cancelled Accommodation | IPEA | $233.64 |
Other Car Costs
$8,176| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,278.81 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,278.81 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,278.81 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $1,000.00 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $170.69 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $161.81 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $150.71 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $146.78 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $144.56 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $144.56 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $144.56 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $144.56 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $141.83 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $139.50 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $138.90 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $138.86 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $137.39 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $133.46 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $132.95 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $132.95 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $130.73 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $126.80 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $122.10 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $121.85 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $116.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $111.26 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $104.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $90.66 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $78.41 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $72.90 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| COMCAR | IPEA | $66.60 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $63.31 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $18.94 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $14.30 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | $4.50 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | -$14.30 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | -$18.94 |
| Private-Plated Vehicle | IPEA | -$255.36 |
Telecommunications
$883| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $157.75 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $157.65 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $157.65 |
| Telecommunications - Usage | IPEA | $157.55 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $126.36 |
| Telecommunications - Residential - Official | IPEA | $126.36 |
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