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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Sarah Henderson

Liberal Party of Australia · VIC

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$124,323+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
207th / 280
-30% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$124,323
▲ 30% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 36% 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: Office Facilities ($43,713)
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 Shadow Cabinet Minister (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

$43,713
—IPEA$43,713.01

Office Administration

$22,312
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9,320.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$718.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$650.00
PublicationsIPEA$618.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$464.38
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$435.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$435.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$432.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$340.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$322.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$302.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$276.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$261.82
PublicationsIPEA$257.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$187.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$174.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$159.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$157.25
PublicationsIPEA$156.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$151.41
PublicationsIPEA$140.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$131.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$130.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$112.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$109.09
PublicationsIPEA$90.00
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.35
PublicationsIPEA$36.24
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
PublicationsIPEA$34.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.92
PublicationsIPEA$23.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.07
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.86
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
PublicationsIPEA$9.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$158.59

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$17,234
FaresIPEA$1,108.57
FaresIPEA$1,108.57
FaresIPEA$1,108.57
FaresIPEA$1,063.71
FaresIPEA$1,025.71
FaresIPEA$999.46
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$900.73
FaresIPEA$882.99
FaresIPEA$851.43
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$693.53
FaresIPEA$669.77
FaresIPEA$647.83
FaresIPEA$473.18
FaresIPEA$430.55

Other Car Costs

$15,472
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,500.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,500.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,500.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,036.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,036.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,036.86
ParkingIPEA$580.00
ParkingIPEA$446.88
ParkingIPEA$439.44
ParkingIPEA$414.29
ParkingIPEA$414.29
ParkingIPEA$414.29
ParkingIPEA$414.29
ParkingIPEA$331.43
ParkingIPEA$165.72
COMCARIPEA$144.60
COMCARIPEA$143.60
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$128.08
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$120.00
COMCARIPEA$119.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$114.50
COMCARIPEA$112.86
COMCARIPEA$106.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$104.17
COMCARIPEA$100.20
COMCARIPEA$97.68
COMCARIPEA$96.84
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$91.47
COMCARIPEA$91.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$89.06
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$88.88
COMCARIPEA$86.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.93
COMCARIPEA$84.36
ParkingIPEA$80.06
COMCARIPEA$79.22
ParkingIPEA$78.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$76.06
COMCARIPEA$75.48
COMCARIPEA$73.90
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$68.82
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.02
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$25.89
ParkingIPEA$12.48
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.50
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$0.23

Travel Allowance

$13,335
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$998.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$866.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$501.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$167.00

Employee Travel

$11,537
Domestic TravelIPEA$11,536.51

Telecommunications

$701
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

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$20
Official DutiesIPEA$19.73

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