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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Matt O'Sullivan

Liberal Party of Australia · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$144,719+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
117th / 258
+3% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$144,719
Quarters on record
27
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($48,192)
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 Minister for Choice in Childcare and Early Learning (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

$48,192
—IPEA$48,192.49

Employee Travel

$32,555
Domestic TravelIPEA$32,554.60

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$31,566
FaresIPEA$3,033.38
FaresIPEA$2,840.34
FaresIPEA$2,828.64
FaresIPEA$2,575.89
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,383.67
FaresIPEA$2,383.67
FaresIPEA$1,828.58
FaresIPEA$1,297.47
FaresIPEA$432.59

Office Administration

$12,052
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,126.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,389.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,020.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$986.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$625.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$381.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$339.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$330.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$330.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$220.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$174.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$169.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$127.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$78.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$38.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$29.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$18.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$65.81

Other Car Costs

$10,949
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,695.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,695.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,695.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,095.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,095.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,095.03
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$238.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$174.27
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$171.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$165.72
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$160.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$142.89
COMCARIPEA$135.42
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$113.22
COMCARIPEA$106.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$105.81
COMCARIPEA$101.42
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$77.70
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$74.42
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$15.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.33
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.11

Travel Allowance

$8,193
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00

Telecommunications

$1,212
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$183.61
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$180.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$165.25
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$156.74
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$121.10
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$110.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$110.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$110.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$25.00

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