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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Richard Dowling

Australian Labor Party · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$146,811+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
176th / 280
-17% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$146,811
▲ 63% vs Jan-Mar 2026
Quarters on record
4
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Facilities ($65,512)
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 Facilities

$65,512
—IPEA$65,512.07

Office Administration

$52,821
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,117.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,773.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,725.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,562.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,286.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,277.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,104.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,507.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,821.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,451.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,418.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,330.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,269.00
PublicationsIPEA$1,036.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,008.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$655.72
PublicationsIPEA$618.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$531.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$475.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$463.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$420.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$409.09
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$403.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$321.49
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$273.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$269.09
PublicationsIPEA$233.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$209.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$200.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$185.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$161.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$143.64
PublicationsIPEA$141.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$124.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$104.55
PublicationsIPEA$101.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.44
PublicationsIPEA$70.89
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$66.00
PublicationsIPEA$65.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.81
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$48.00
PublicationsIPEA$39.99
PublicationsIPEA$38.81
PublicationsIPEA$38.55
PublicationsIPEA$35.67
Telephonic ServicesIPEA$30.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$11.78
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.06
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$13.64

Employee Travel

$16,806
Domestic TravelIPEA$16,805.83

Other Car Costs

$5,150
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,222.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,222.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,222.14
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$123.64
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$116.52
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$115.53
COMCARIPEA$99.90
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$79.97
COMCARIPEA$79.70
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$70.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$10.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$4,441
FaresIPEA$669.27
FaresIPEA$605.10
FaresIPEA$582.71
FaresIPEA$525.97
FaresIPEA$452.54
FaresIPEA$422.05
FaresIPEA$412.54
FaresIPEA$406.49
FaresIPEA$318.45
FaresIPEA$45.96

Travel Allowance

$1,288
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00

Telecommunications

$588
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.77
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.77

Family or Nominee Travel

$205
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$204.97

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