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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Patrick Conaghan

National Party of Australia · COWPER · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$221,706+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
84th / 280
+25% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$221,706
▲ 51% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 22% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
29
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($103,451)
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

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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

$103,451
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$21,023.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,448.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,448.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,448.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,866.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,866.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,240.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,081.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,913.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,680.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,570.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,385.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,280.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$373.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$369.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$291.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$220.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$195.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$192.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$189.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$188.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$130.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$100.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$52.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$31.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.21
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$109.07

Office Facilities

$50,863
—IPEA$50,862.68

Employee Travel

$33,587
Domestic TravelIPEA$33,586.86

Travel Allowance

$11,087
Travel AllowanceIPEA$2,254.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$818.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$818.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$409.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$8,710
FaresIPEA$864.45
FaresIPEA$761.00
FaresIPEA$661.75
FaresIPEA$640.63
FaresIPEA$527.87
FaresIPEA$502.70
FaresIPEA$405.53
FaresIPEA$389.94
FaresIPEA$383.23
FaresIPEA$365.61
FaresIPEA$341.74
FaresIPEA$341.74
FaresIPEA$328.59
FaresIPEA$328.59
FaresIPEA$263.48
FaresIPEA$249.78
FaresIPEA$249.78
FaresIPEA$249.78
FaresIPEA$239.72
FaresIPEA$208.29
FaresIPEA$202.83
FaresIPEA$202.70

Other Car Costs

$7,470
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,414.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,414.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,414.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$182.37
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$178.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$171.31
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$164.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$159.45
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$148.32
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.89
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$147.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$139.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$137.64
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$131.93
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$128.51
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$121.68
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$116.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.80
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$109.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$108.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$96.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.39
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$81.66
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$60.71
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.16
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$35.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Family or Nominee Travel

$5,134
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$2,642.62
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$661.75
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$548.99
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$518.29
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$405.53
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$356.93

Telecommunications

$1,263
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$99.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$60.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$142
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$38.77
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$35.51
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$34.67
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$33.02

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