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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Ted O'Brien

Liberal Party of Australia · FAIRFAX · QLD

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$326,971+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
28th / 280
+85% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$326,971
▲ 33% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 6.2% 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 Administration ($156,003)
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 Minister for Foreign Affairs (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

$156,003
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$35,301.97
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25,598.31
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9,350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,369.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,330.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4,030.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,640.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,388.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,500.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,377.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,285.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2,071.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,754.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,720.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,650.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,550.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,380.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,225.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,200.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,143.14
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,105.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,084.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,020.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$981.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$959.37
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$954.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$954.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$865.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$865.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$865.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$747.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$712.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$677.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$671.91
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$658.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$642.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$545.69
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$517.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$480.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$480.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$453.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$453.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$453.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$450.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$440.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$422.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$399.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$398.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$358.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$357.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$335.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$332.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$320.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$320.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$320.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$318.83
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$315.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$308.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$305.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$305.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$281.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$227.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$186.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$175.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$174.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$167.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$158.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$156.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$156.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$149.52
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$145.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$140.93
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$132.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.96
PublicationsIPEA$124.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.16
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$105.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$103.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$95.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$95.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$82.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$75.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$73.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$67.20
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$65.89
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$65.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.06
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$59.99
PublicationsIPEA$58.18
PublicationsIPEA$58.18
PublicationsIPEA$58.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$57.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$56.08
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$55.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$49.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$43.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$38.68
PublicationsIPEA$36.60
PublicationsIPEA$35.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$33.58
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$30.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$19.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$18.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$18.04
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$16.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.99
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$13.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.43
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.95
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.48
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.80
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.51
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.28
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$4.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2.14
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.72
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.04
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.81
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.54
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$30.60
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$56.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$63.29
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$305.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$954.00

Employee Travel

$72,778
Domestic TravelIPEA$67,596.44
International TravelIPEA$5,181.56

Office Facilities

$37,349
—IPEA$37,348.86

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$20,742
FaresIPEA$1,267.39
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,239.09
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,194.37
FaresIPEA$1,132.19
FaresIPEA$1,091.59
FaresIPEA$999.07
FaresIPEA$921.71
FaresIPEA$917.90
FaresIPEA$876.41
FaresIPEA$797.39
FaresIPEA$756.64
FaresIPEA$676.18
FaresIPEA$632.62
FaresIPEA$562.34
FaresIPEA$444.08
FaresIPEA$430.55
FaresIPEA$341.70
FaresIPEA$310.44

Other Car Costs

$16,267
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,475.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,475.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,475.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$866.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$866.04
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$497.75
COMCARIPEA$477.30
COMCARIPEA$471.86
COMCARIPEA$467.91
COMCARIPEA$436.83
COMCARIPEA$414.14
COMCARIPEA$396.38
COMCARIPEA$384.06
COMCARIPEA$381.33
COMCARIPEA$371.32
COMCARIPEA$361.86
COMCARIPEA$355.20
COMCARIPEA$346.32
COMCARIPEA$343.59
COMCARIPEA$341.88
COMCARIPEA$339.66
COMCARIPEA$337.44
COMCARIPEA$330.27
COMCARIPEA$319.17
COMCARIPEA$313.02
COMCARIPEA$142.50
COMCARIPEA$140.00
COMCARIPEA$140.00
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$136.50
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$126.18
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$123.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$106.09
COMCARIPEA$105.42
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$101.45
COMCARIPEA$97.98
COMCARIPEA$94.46
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$90.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$86.70
COMCARIPEA$86.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$84.17
COMCARIPEA$82.14
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
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.30
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$368.28
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA-$368.28

International Travel

$9,713
Official VisitsIPEA$9,334.56
Official VisitsIPEA$378.00

Travel Allowance

$9,341
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$866.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$499.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Family or Nominee Travel

$3,804
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$862.13
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$845.73
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$797.39
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$341.70
COMCARIPEA$304.14
COMCARIPEA$304.14
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$215.24
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$974
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$137.45
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.46
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$81.81
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$77.26

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