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House · Jan-Mar 2026

Tania Lawrence

Australian Labor Party · HASLUCK · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$139,297+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
133rd / 258
-1% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$139,297
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 ($63,885)
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 Administration

$63,885
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17,087.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$8,100.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,263.65
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,517.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,945.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,445.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,080.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,080.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,080.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,595.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,504.98
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$950.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$950.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$950.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$893.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$618.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$596.67
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$581.59
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$448.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$437.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$366.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$302.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$291.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$254.54
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$248.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$196.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$193.94
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$190.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$190.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$190.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$190.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$190.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.17
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$134.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$132.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$126.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$124.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$98.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$93.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$69.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$63.80
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
PublicationsIPEA$63.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$56.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$51.24
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$49.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$49.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$49.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$49.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$39.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.15
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$29.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.62
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$28.32
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.52
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$23.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.94
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.58
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.23
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$14.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.34
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.26
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.81
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.62
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.13
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.51
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.94
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.70
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.74
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.74
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.71
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.37
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$14.69
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$131.80

Employee Travel

$22,378
Domestic TravelIPEA$22,378.36

Office Facilities

$21,000
—IPEA$20,999.93

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$20,887
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,001.75
FaresIPEA$1,383.81
FaresIPEA$1,374.66
FaresIPEA$1,374.66
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,321.17
FaresIPEA$1,312.42
FaresIPEA$697.40
FaresIPEA$265.89
FaresIPEA$264.58

Travel Allowance

$6,118
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$2,809
COMCARIPEA$273.06
COMCARIPEA$215.34
COMCARIPEA$210.90
COMCARIPEA$206.46
COMCARIPEA$204.24
COMCARIPEA$202.02
COMCARIPEA$197.58
COMCARIPEA$188.70
COMCARIPEA$179.82
COMCARIPEA$177.60
COMCARIPEA$153.18
COMCARIPEA$148.74
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$114.38
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Family Travel

$1,456
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$913.36
Cabcharge / Other Car CostsIPEA$353.78
COMCARIPEA$188.70

Telecommunications

$764
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$298.13
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$253.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$211.85

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