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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Llew O'Brien

National Party of Australia · WIDE BAY · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$178,555+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
137th / 280
+1% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$178,555
▲ 82% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 24% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($99,834)
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

$99,834
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$20,711.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14,095.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,616.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5,980.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,793.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,588.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,042.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,564.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,772.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,271.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$900.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$523.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$448.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$429.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$361.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$345.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$290.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$268.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$247.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$247.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$247.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$234.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$218.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$215.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$181.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$171.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$165.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$150.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$127.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$89.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$64.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$50.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$2.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$195.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$357.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$5,297.69

Office Facilities

$32,288
—IPEA$32,288.30

Travel Allowance

$11,628
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
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$918.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$367.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Other Car Costs

$10,824
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,926.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,926.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,926.00
COMCARIPEA$587.79
COMCARIPEA$566.10
COMCARIPEA$554.49
COMCARIPEA$550.05
COMCARIPEA$546.12
COMCARIPEA$467.91
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$176.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$145.41
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$134.13
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$133.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$118.69
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$116.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$112.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$89.77
ParkingIPEA$81.82
ParkingIPEA$71.62
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$44.55
ParkingIPEA$13.77
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Employee Travel

$9,992
Domestic TravelIPEA$9,992.40

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$4,942
FaresIPEA$816.14
FaresIPEA$654.13
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$337.58
FaresIPEA$337.58
FaresIPEA$266.93
FaresIPEA$266.93
FaresIPEA$42.73

Family or Nominee Travel

$4,662
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$816.14
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$654.13
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$444.08
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$444.08
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$444.08
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$444.08
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$444.08
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$439.43
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$337.58
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$337.58
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$335.38
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$266.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$266.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$232.95
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$232.95
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$43.64
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$232.95
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$232.95
Cabcharge / Other Car CostsIPEA-$1,055.75

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$4,037
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$1,055.75
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$1,042.11
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$646.99
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$325.49
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$322.35
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$308.93
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$301.47
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$33.65
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$28.25
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$28.25

Telecommunications

$348
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$174.84
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$172.70

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