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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Peter Whish-Wilson

Australian Greens · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$134,959+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
194th / 280
-24% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$134,959
▲ 54% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 20% 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 ($42,756)
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

Employee Travel

$42,756
Domestic TravelIPEA$42,756.29

Office Administration

$26,662
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4,500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,337.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$999.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$757.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$334.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$199.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$135.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$52.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$32.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$117.14

Office Facilities

$26,361
—IPEA$26,360.69

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$16,521
FaresIPEA$1,681.21
FaresIPEA$1,295.06
FaresIPEA$1,280.47
FaresIPEA$1,041.53
FaresIPEA$891.90
FaresIPEA$854.13
FaresIPEA$785.02
FaresIPEA$709.45
FaresIPEA$645.45
FaresIPEA$645.45
FaresIPEA$645.45
FaresIPEA$594.14
FaresIPEA$589.56
FaresIPEA$552.83
FaresIPEA$471.59
FaresIPEA$470.14
FaresIPEA$425.73
FaresIPEA$425.73
FaresIPEA$396.53
FaresIPEA$396.53
FaresIPEA$337.29
FaresIPEA$323.95
FaresIPEA$323.95
FaresIPEA$274.02
FaresIPEA$264.30
FaresIPEA$176.45
FaresIPEA$23.11

Travel Allowance

$9,271
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,089.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$990.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$447.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$424.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$242.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$121.00

Other Car Costs

$7,846
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,338.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,338.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,338.87
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$190.76
COMCARIPEA$182.04
COMCARIPEA$150.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$149.05
COMCARIPEA$148.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$146.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$145.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$140.79
COMCARIPEA$137.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$134.01
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$111.71
COMCARIPEA$111.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$109.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$106.31
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$102.26
ParkingIPEA$95.45
COMCARIPEA$90.91
COMCARIPEA$80.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.75
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$45.53
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Family or Nominee Travel

$3,736
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$556.61
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$556.61
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$471.59
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$470.14
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$469.07
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$385.12
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$385.12
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$370.32
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$304.07
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$266.93
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$205.32
COMCARIPEA$90.91
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$385.12
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA-$556.61

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,102
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$653.06
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$300.02
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$136.36
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$12.89

Telecommunications

$704
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.38
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$161.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$117.27
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$103.00

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