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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Australian Labor Party · HIGGINS · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$125,412+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
204th / 280
-29% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$125,412
▲ 11% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 509% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
17
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($44,722)
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 Facilities

$44,722
—IPEA$44,722.25

Employee Travel

$36,328
Domestic TravelIPEA$36,327.62

Office Administration

$11,878
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,392.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,392.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,392.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,043.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$844.31
PublicationsIPEA$727.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$544.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$484.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$400.00
PublicationsIPEA$368.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$284.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
PublicationsIPEA$227.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$189.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$186.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$176.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$110.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$53.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02

Travel Allowance

$11,772
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
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$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$383.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$11,359
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$914.68
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$541.26
FaresIPEA$436.99
FaresIPEA$240.53

Other Car Costs

$7,368
COMCARIPEA$698.54
COMCARIPEA$646.21
COMCARIPEA$477.06
COMCARIPEA$436.30
COMCARIPEA$410.70
COMCARIPEA$376.36
COMCARIPEA$360.82
COMCARIPEA$359.64
COMCARIPEA$350.76
COMCARIPEA$349.72
COMCARIPEA$274.24
COMCARIPEA$209.86
COMCARIPEA$203.88
COMCARIPEA$191.87
COMCARIPEA$144.93
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$142.25
COMCARIPEA$141.72
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.20
COMCARIPEA$125.27
COMCARIPEA$119.36
COMCARIPEA$117.83
COMCARIPEA$115.61
COMCARIPEA$108.72
COMCARIPEA$102.12
COMCARIPEA$79.40
COMCARIPEA$71.90
COMCARIPEA$70.52
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,232
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$498.27
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$377.49
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$356.60

Family or Nominee Travel

$554
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$861.87
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$553.88
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$861.87

Telecommunications

$199
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$86.15
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$61.62
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$51.60

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