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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Ralph Babet

Independent · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$83,261+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
220th / 258
-41% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$83,261
Quarters on record
15
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($39,677)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Jan-Mar 2026). View source. 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 (Jan-Mar 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

$39,677
—IPEA$39,676.72

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$12,500
FaresIPEA$1,470.22
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,109.10
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,025.21
FaresIPEA$1,016.46
FaresIPEA$903.03
FaresIPEA$903.03
FaresIPEA$842.68
FaresIPEA$749.35
FaresIPEA$428.45
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$394.90

Employee Travel

$12,411
Domestic TravelIPEA$12,411.37

Office Administration

$7,871
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,395.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$724.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$615.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$596.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$427.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$333.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$299.99
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$233.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$126.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$114.37
PublicationsIPEA$104.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$82.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$75.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$15.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.13
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.03

Travel Allowance

$7,202
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$918.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$427.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$427.00
Cancelled AccommodationIPEA$219.55
Cancelled AccommodationIPEA$163.64
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$427.00

Other Car Costs

$1,580
ParkingIPEA$248.57
ParkingIPEA$248.57
ParkingIPEA$248.57
COMCARIPEA$178.55
ParkingIPEA$165.72
COMCARIPEA$162.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$57.20
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$57.20
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$54.56
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$54.56
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$54.56
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$54.56
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$54.56
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$54.56
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA-$57.20
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA-$57.20

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$1,259
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$206.80
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$206.80
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$151.27
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$144.34
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$100.51
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$97.24
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$95.43
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$79.22
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$76.54
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$72.03
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$28.74

Family Travel

$395
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.90

Telecommunications

$365
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$48.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$43.50
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$41.80

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