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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Tony Abbott

Liberal Party of Australia · NSW

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$88,543+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
227th / 280
-50% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$88,543
▲ 2.8% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 9.8% 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 ($78,988)
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 Facilities

$78,988
—IPEA$78,988.03

Other Car Costs

$4,739
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,061.05
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,038.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,038.40
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$188.88
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$182.73
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$170.81
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$153.72
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$144.55
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$138.01
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$136.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$130.95
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$126.61
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$93.41
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.65
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$22.65

Employee Travel

$2,119
Domestic TravelIPEA$2,119.18

Office Administration

$1,254
PublicationsIPEA$120.00
PublicationsIPEA$114.55
PublicationsIPEA$104.00
PublicationsIPEA$99.27
PublicationsIPEA$92.73
PublicationsIPEA$90.00
PublicationsIPEA$89.82
PublicationsIPEA$85.91
PublicationsIPEA$77.73
PublicationsIPEA$70.00
PublicationsIPEA$66.82
PublicationsIPEA$60.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.26
PublicationsIPEA$22.73
PublicationsIPEA$22.73
PublicationsIPEA$18.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.50
PublicationsIPEA$11.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.06

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$935
FaresIPEA$676.18
FaresIPEA$214.87
FaresIPEA$44.05

Telecommunications

$507
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$127.09
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$126.63
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$126.62

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