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House · Apr–Jun 2026

Tony Burke

Australian Labor Party · WATSON · NSW · Cabinet Minister

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$370,374+$130,909reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
16th / 280
+110% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$370,374
▼ 26% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▼ 39% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$115,391
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$15,518
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: Cabinet MinisterLargest category: Employee Travel ($270,313)
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)$130,909
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Additional office loadingMinisterial or office-holder duties$42,351
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$15,518
Total remuneration & super$130,909
Note: Auto-applied Cabinet Minister (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

Employee Travel

$270,313
Domestic TravelIPEA$262,103.47
International TravelIPEA$8,209.06

Office Facilities

$51,138
—IPEA$51,138.20

Office Administration

$22,949
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5,385.57
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$800.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$770.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$756.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$600.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$565.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$565.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$535.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$500.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$385.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$385.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$385.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$385.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$350.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$309.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$306.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$228.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$197.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$137.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$136.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.55
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$66.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$53.93
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$50.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$31.82
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$25.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.30
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.41
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.19
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$33.36

Travel Allowance

$10,630
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,458.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$644.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$478.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$8,387
FaresIPEA$1,503.73
FaresIPEA$1,122.28
FaresIPEA$1,091.59
FaresIPEA$800.90
FaresIPEA$739.37
FaresIPEA$739.37
FaresIPEA$646.91
FaresIPEA$530.63
FaresIPEA$460.83
FaresIPEA$380.46
FaresIPEA$370.49

International Travel

$5,768
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$5,579.38
Ministerial VisitsIPEA$189.00

Telecommunications

$597
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$141.64
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.00

Family or Nominee Travel

$466
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$232.95
Scheduled Commercial TransportIPEA$232.95

Other Car Costs

$127
Private Vehicle AllowanceIPEA$126.60

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