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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Tom French

Australian Labor Party · MOORE · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$195,575+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
116th / 280
+11% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$195,575
▲ 21% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 1312% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
5
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($90,061)
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 Administration

$90,061
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$24,350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$17,448.47
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$12,438.03
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,170.90
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$6,269.02
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,000.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,505.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,935.30
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1,935.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1,142.88
PublicationsIPEA$816.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$761.92
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$760.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$645.48
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$535.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$481.41
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$464.22
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$462.85
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$360.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$360.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$230.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$178.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$162.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$160.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$127.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$122.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$121.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$117.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$115.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$78.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$60.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$55.88
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$48.97
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$45.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$43.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$40.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.53
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$27.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$19.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.12
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.75
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.20
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.63
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.71
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.59
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.42
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$1.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$1.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$6.43
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$13.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$27.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$65.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$68.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$97.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$125.00

Office Facilities

$39,987
—IPEA$39,987.41

Employee Travel

$37,075
Domestic TravelIPEA$37,074.98

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$21,551
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,484.46
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,392.42
FaresIPEA$2,022.39
FaresIPEA$1,501.42
FaresIPEA$1,501.42
FaresIPEA$1,501.42
FaresIPEA$1,501.42
FaresIPEA$1,369.64
FaresIPEA$869.26
FaresIPEA$765.26
FaresIPEA$765.25

Travel Allowance

$5,796
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00

Other Car Costs

$833
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$95.46
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$88.80
COMCARIPEA$82.14
COMCARIPEA$77.70

Telecommunications

$272
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$136.18

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