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Senate · Jan-Mar 2026

Wendy Askew

Liberal Party of Australia · TAS

Salary, super & work expenses · Jan-Mar 2026
Modelled estimate
$146,072+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
113th / 258
+4% vs median
median$-1k$508k+
this MPall MPs (258)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$146,072
Quarters on record
29
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($49,437)
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

Employee Travel

$49,437
Domestic TravelIPEA$49,436.95

Office Facilities

$22,882
—IPEA$22,881.56

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$20,647
FaresIPEA$1,041.03
FaresIPEA$991.87
FaresIPEA$979.82
FaresIPEA$976.65
FaresIPEA$976.65
FaresIPEA$976.65
FaresIPEA$976.65
FaresIPEA$933.14
FaresIPEA$885.49
FaresIPEA$868.50
FaresIPEA$700.68
FaresIPEA$699.24
FaresIPEA$639.94
FaresIPEA$625.90
FaresIPEA$621.93
FaresIPEA$603.82
FaresIPEA$592.43
FaresIPEA$587.41
FaresIPEA$498.91
FaresIPEA$467.05
FaresIPEA$464.41
FaresIPEA$464.41
FaresIPEA$464.41
FaresIPEA$461.33
FaresIPEA$418.85
FaresIPEA$412.72
FaresIPEA$362.91
FaresIPEA$360.24
FaresIPEA$360.24
FaresIPEA$251.93
FaresIPEA$234.19
FaresIPEA$217.24
FaresIPEA$214.18
FaresIPEA$182.64
FaresIPEA$71.33
FaresIPEA$44.05
FaresIPEA$17.82

Office Administration

$19,954
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$7,281.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$2,427.27
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$809.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$714.56
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$544.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$501.66
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.10
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$475.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$474.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$463.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$436.07
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$428.70
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$340.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$310.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$307.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$272.73
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$250.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$218.18
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$184.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$175.87
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$166.19
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$161.82
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$160.01
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$156.95
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$153.00
PublicationsIPEA$145.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$118.78
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$112.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$110.17
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$93.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$71.45
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$68.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$65.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$59.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$58.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$58.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$58.18
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$54.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$51.29
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$45.45
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$42.50
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$40.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$34.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$32.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.64
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$25.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$24.86
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$22.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$21.44
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$16.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$15.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$10.38
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.87
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.31
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$7.66
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.28
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.32
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.65
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.21
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$20.23
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$38.63
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$60.68
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA-$182.05

Travel Allowance

$11,196
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,932.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,610.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,288.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$459.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$433.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$322.00

International Travel

$10,879
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$10,004.48
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$522.71
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$240.93
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$88.72
Parliamentary DelegationsIPEA$22.59

Other Car Costs

$9,819
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,094.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,094.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1,094.54
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$899.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$899.85
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$899.85
COMCARIPEA$199.44
COMCARIPEA$158.20
COMCARIPEA$145.01
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$105.12
ParkingIPEA$102.73
COMCARIPEA$99.54
COMCARIPEA$92.88
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$92.10
COMCARIPEA$87.66
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$82.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$80.14
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$77.54
COMCARIPEA$77.54
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$72.73
COMCARIPEA$70.80
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$65.17
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$63.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.96
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.58
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$62.56
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.22
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$59.20
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.77
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$58.00
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$55.11
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$52.82
ParkingIPEA$51.82
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$49.86
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$48.57
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$46.75
ParkingIPEA$17.74
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$16.36
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79
Private-Plated VehicleIPEA$1.79

Telecommunications

$1,176
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$238.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$238.18
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$238.18
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$154.27
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$154.02
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$153.32

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$83
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$82.86

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