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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Susan McDonald

National Party of Australia · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$0+—reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$0
Quarters on record
27
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
—
No salary data seeded
Superannuation
—
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($83,530)
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)

Expenditure detail

Employee Travel

$83,530
Domestic TravelIPEA$83,529.58

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$52,339
FaresIPEA$3,129.80
FaresIPEA$2,193.97
FaresIPEA$1,795.72
FaresIPEA$1,392.49
FaresIPEA$1,352.27
FaresIPEA$1,241.32
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.08
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,139.13
FaresIPEA$1,132.19
FaresIPEA$1,132.19
FaresIPEA$1,114.03
FaresIPEA$1,097.20
FaresIPEA$1,065.54
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$963.59
FaresIPEA$933.08
FaresIPEA$926.69
FaresIPEA$917.01
FaresIPEA$899.88
FaresIPEA$884.38
FaresIPEA$884.38
FaresIPEA$884.38
FaresIPEA$852.25
FaresIPEA$852.25
FaresIPEA$852.24
FaresIPEA$750.86
FaresIPEA$739.41
FaresIPEA$733.91
FaresIPEA$717.77
FaresIPEA$704.44
FaresIPEA$693.95
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$540.29
FaresIPEA$540.29
FaresIPEA$540.29
FaresIPEA$528.93
FaresIPEA$521.38
FaresIPEA$514.11
FaresIPEA$514.11
FaresIPEA$507.09
FaresIPEA$496.93
FaresIPEA$496.72
FaresIPEA$487.40
FaresIPEA$475.30
FaresIPEA$474.60
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$370.49
FaresIPEA$280.06
FaresIPEA$257.64
FaresIPEA$214.87
FaresIPEA$204.97
FaresIPEA-$884.38

Office Facilities

$45,592
—IPEA$45,592.16

Office Administration

$38,394
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,450.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,254.25
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,500.00
PublicationsIPEA$2,292.40
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,750.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,220.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,220.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,139.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$880.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$880.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$880.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$643.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$630.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$545.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$536.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$444.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$444.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$422.85
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$400.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$391.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$324.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$263.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$255.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$254.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$253.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$240.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$223.90
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$222.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$126.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$120.06
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$115.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$111.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$68.49
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
PublicationsIPEA$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.50
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
PublicationsIPEA$25.45
PublicationsIPEA$25.45
PublicationsIPEA$25.45
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
PublicationsIPEA$23.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.00
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
PublicationsIPEA$20.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.23
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$13.95
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.35
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.46
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.11
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$0.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$7.48

Other Car Costs

$15,206
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,513.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,513.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$2,513.20
COMCARIPEA$357.42
COMCARIPEA$277.50
COMCARIPEA$226.44
COMCARIPEA$223.98
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$144.79
COMCARIPEA$139.35
COMCARIPEA$139.35
COMCARIPEA$139.35
COMCARIPEA$139.35
COMCARIPEA$137.64
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$131.09
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$117.24
COMCARIPEA$115.44
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$113.64
COMCARIPEA$105.05
COMCARIPEA$92.73
COMCARIPEA$91.28
COMCARIPEA$91.02
COMCARIPEA$86.58
COMCARIPEA$86.58
COMCARIPEA$86.24
COMCARIPEA$80.18
COMCARIPEA$77.19
COMCARIPEA$75.48
COMCARIPEA$73.90
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$72.75
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$71.04
COMCARIPEA$70.80
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
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
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
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Travel Allowance

$13,696
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,239.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$990.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$894.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$373.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$363.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$930
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$406.77
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$143.66
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$106.02
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$85.70
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$82.55
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$29.97
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$27.15
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$24.65
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$23.55

Telecommunications

$595
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$183.65
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$180.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$165.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$33.86
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$31.25

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