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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Ralph Babet

Independent · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$152,476+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
168th / 280
-14% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$152,476
▲ 83% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 6.4% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
16
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($56,127)
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

$56,127
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6,762.76
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,498.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,349.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,338.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,372.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,372.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,372.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,372.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,372.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,372.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,065.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,527.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,150.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,019.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$909.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$868.79
PublicationsIPEA$816.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$664.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$621.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$192.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$168.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$135.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$108.18
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$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.05
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.03
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73

Office Facilities

$45,596
—IPEA$45,595.65

Employee Travel

$25,969
Domestic TravelIPEA$25,969.01

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$10,916
FaresIPEA$1,199.58
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$882.99
FaresIPEA$676.18
FaresIPEA$676.18
FaresIPEA$646.91
FaresIPEA$599.78
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$429.36

Family or Nominee Travel

$5,956
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$749.35
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$749.35
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$562.34
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$430.55
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.90
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.90
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.90
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.12
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.12
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$394.12
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$365.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$365.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$365.73

Travel Allowance

$4,186
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA-$1,288.00

Other Car Costs

$3,071
ParkingIPEA$414.29
ParkingIPEA$379.46
ParkingIPEA$362.64
ParkingIPEA$331.44
ParkingIPEA$184.34
ParkingIPEA$182.15
COMCARIPEA$157.62
COMCARIPEA$146.52
COMCARIPEA$117.42
COMCARIPEA$106.56
ParkingIPEA$80.06
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$70.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$70.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$70.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$70.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$70.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$70.40
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-$70.40
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA-$70.40

Telecommunications

$452
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.81
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$48.70
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$48.00
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$41.40

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$204
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$38.13
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$34.87
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$33.33
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$29.82
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$26.19
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$24.35
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$16.83

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