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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Lisa Chesters

Australian Labor Party · BENDIGO · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$116,846+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
169th / 258
-17% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$116,846
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: Office Administration ($47,572)
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

Office Administration

$47,572
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15,633.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,694.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,764.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,257.07
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,218.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,121.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$971.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$728.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$698.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$640.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$640.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$380.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$380.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$380.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$363.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$349.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$288.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$185.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$175.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$154.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$136.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$107.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$107.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$107.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$91.65
PublicationsIPEA$90.91
PublicationsIPEA$85.45
PublicationsIPEA$61.82
PublicationsIPEA$61.82
PublicationsIPEA$61.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.06
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$2.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$4.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$137.00

Office Facilities

$34,528
—IPEA$34,527.81

Employee Travel

$14,341
Domestic TravelIPEA$14,340.54

Other Car Costs

$10,196
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,052.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,052.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,052.85
COMCARIPEA$527.50
COMCARIPEA$500.28
COMCARIPEA$483.96
COMCARIPEA$482.52
COMCARIPEA$473.44
COMCARIPEA$470.64
COMCARIPEA$470.64
COMCARIPEA$466.98
COMCARIPEA$455.88
COMCARIPEA$444.00
COMCARIPEA$430.68
COMCARIPEA$419.58
COMCARIPEA$418.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$75.34
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$72.47
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$71.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$67.91
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$66.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$54.97
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$53.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$50.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$49.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$41.62
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
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

$5,842
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$660.52
FaresIPEA$276.36
FaresIPEA$229.25

Travel Allowance

$2,254
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Telecommunications

$999
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77

Family Travel

$688
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$229.25
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$229.25
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$229.25

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$427
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$427.41

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