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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Matthew Canavan

National Party of Australia · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$298,020+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
37th / 280
+69% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$298,020
▲ 108% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 158% 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: Employee Travel ($156,676)
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 Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism (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

$156,676
Domestic TravelIPEA$156,676.43

Office Facilities

$34,881
—IPEA$34,880.65

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$25,992
FaresIPEA$1,282.31
FaresIPEA$1,239.08
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,065.54
FaresIPEA$1,031.40
FaresIPEA$1,007.27
FaresIPEA$879.32
FaresIPEA$826.36
FaresIPEA$824.37
FaresIPEA$791.93
FaresIPEA$735.00
FaresIPEA$735.00
FaresIPEA$697.36
FaresIPEA$679.60
FaresIPEA$666.16
FaresIPEA$644.44
FaresIPEA$639.72
FaresIPEA$622.83
FaresIPEA$585.86
FaresIPEA$556.06
FaresIPEA$555.08
FaresIPEA$544.78
FaresIPEA$544.78
FaresIPEA$516.79
FaresIPEA$515.32
FaresIPEA$515.32
FaresIPEA$507.09
FaresIPEA$433.03
FaresIPEA$432.90
FaresIPEA$429.50
FaresIPEA$387.76
FaresIPEA$362.82
FaresIPEA$354.59
FaresIPEA$349.79
FaresIPEA$333.07
FaresIPEA$320.56
FaresIPEA$267.86
FaresIPEA$234.74
FaresIPEA$234.74
FaresIPEA$207.61
FaresIPEA$45.91

Office Administration

$21,475
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,800.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,725.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,540.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,133.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$677.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$546.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$471.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$460.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$453.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$364.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$364.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
PublicationsIPEA$349.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$340.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$270.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$242.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$220.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$201.04
PublicationsIPEA$155.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$150.00
PublicationsIPEA$130.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$130.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$96.80
PublicationsIPEA$95.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$91.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$63.64
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$60.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$58.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$52.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.73
PublicationsIPEA$44.55
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$40.00
PublicationsIPEA$38.18
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$31.82
PublicationsIPEA$31.82
PublicationsIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.08
PublicationsIPEA$25.45
PublicationsIPEA$25.45
PublicationsIPEA$24.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.62
PublicationsIPEA$19.09
PublicationsIPEA$16.36
PublicationsIPEA$16.36
PublicationsIPEA$16.36
PublicationsIPEA$12.27
PublicationsIPEA$10.91
PublicationsIPEA$10.91
PublicationsIPEA$8.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6.69
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.53
PublicationsIPEA$2.73
PublicationsIPEA$2.73
PublicationsIPEA$2.73
PublicationsIPEA$2.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$167.53

Travel Allowance

$21,254
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$818.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$778.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$386.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$385.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$376.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$369.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$362.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$362.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$362.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$361.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$306.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$274.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$153.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$137.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$137.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$137.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$242.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$362.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$644.00

Other Car Costs

$18,964
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,507.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,507.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$4,507.71
COMCARIPEA$485.18
COMCARIPEA$367.82
COMCARIPEA$293.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$266.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$254.57
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$238.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$234.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$233.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$227.29
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$215.63
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$212.94
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$183.51
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$180.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$157.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.10
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$138.01
COMCARIPEA$136.13
COMCARIPEA$130.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$130.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$129.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$122.38
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$119.37
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$115.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$87.53
COMCARIPEA$84.36
COMCARIPEA$79.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
ParkingIPEA$59.98
ParkingIPEA$33.12
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$26.92
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$10,318
Official DutiesIPEA$3,539.27
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$3,539.27
Official DutiesIPEA$2,185.18
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$2,185.18
Official DutiesIPEA$1,907.71
Official DutiesIPEA$1,907.71
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$934.52
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$567.42
Official DutiesIPEA$567.42
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$331.34
Electorate DutiesIPEA$286.73
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$286.73
Official DutiesIPEA$243.40
Official DutiesIPEA$167.81
Official DutiesIPEA$142.22
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$90.41
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$73.47
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$46.83
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$45.45
Official DutiesIPEA-$243.40
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$286.73
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$567.42
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$1,907.71
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$2,185.18
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA-$3,539.27

Family or Nominee Travel

$7,639
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$682.21
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$636.74
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$623.65
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$581.59
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$581.59
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$581.58
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$581.58
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$489.71
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$444.08
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$433.03
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$413.00
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$333.07
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$301.10
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$289.89
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$267.86
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$201.37
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$197.00

Telecommunications

$820
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$167.50
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$165.20
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$121.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$121.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$121.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$121.82

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