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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Mike Freelander

Australian Labor Party · MACARTHUR · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$114,128+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
215th / 280
-35% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$114,128
▲ 13% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 30% 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 ($43,993)
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

$43,993
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18,925.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,690.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,324.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,181.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,130.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$960.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$764.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$748.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$499.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$252.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$218.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$72.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$46.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$41.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.46
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$27.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$182.07

Office Facilities

$41,420
—IPEA$41,419.67

Employee Travel

$14,318
Domestic TravelIPEA$14,318.30

Travel Allowance

$9,069
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,341.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00

Other Car Costs

$1,889
COMCARIPEA$148.74
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.10
COMCARIPEA$106.22
COMCARIPEA$99.90
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$1,435
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$166.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$166.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$166.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$166.64
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$118.16
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$118.16
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$118.16
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$118.16
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$60.00
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.73
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$31.73
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$27.27
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$27.27
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$27.27
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$27.27

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$1,002
FaresIPEA$500.89
FaresIPEA$500.89

Family or Nominee Travel

$1,002
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$500.89
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$500.89

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