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  • CRY FREEDOM on Choice between China and USA? To the uneducated I will explain, America supports China from Japanese aggression and in return gets attacked themselves. ... more
  • Bob Lord on More Origin games in Melbourne? No way, one every three years is plenty for Melbournites. All they do is mock our superior NRL game anyway. more
  • Bob Lord on Choice between China and USA? Gee, I don't know. Go with our biggest trading partner whose economy is thriving. Or go with the warmongers whose economy is ... more
  • Richard on Choice between China and USA? Communism or Democracy.Why are we even entertaining the thought?Bob Carr is a nutcase, but gets elevated to Foreign Minister ... more
  • John of Caloundra on Choice between China and USA? Wow, it's easy to engender fear and anger in the digital age, isn't it? And Cry, why do you point out this "history" as ... more
  • John of Caloundra on ACTU calls for casual workers to be ... Absolutely. It's too easy to whack someone on a casual rate and leave them in that situation where they have little job ... more
  • CRY FREEDOM on Choice between China and USA? From 1937 to 1941 a war raged between China and Japan, the USA in support of China put sanctions of raw materials on Japan ... more
  • Amy on ACTU calls for casual workers to be ... As a general rule Casual Employees wages include a component to account for Annual Leave and Sick Leave, that is why a ... more
  • Amy on Tony Abbott on Drive So Bob, when do we see Wayne Swans hidden Robin Hood Suit?You know the one one wears when one robs the rich and gives to the ... more
  • BELLA on Tony Abbott on Drive Exactly....No Carbon Tax or MRRT = No linked INCREASE in benefits, the operative words being LINKED INCREASE, Bob.Which does ... more
  • BELLA on Choice between China and USA? AND SO IT BEGINS...... more
  • CRY FREEDOM on Choice between China and USA? George Bush what crucified by the media and the ALP over his your with me or against me comment. Do not be mistaken, this is ... more
  • CRY FREEDOM on Tony Abbott on Drive Bella, once again the socialist minded believe you can solve problems by running up debt and increasing taxes as proven by ... more
  • Bob Lord on PM Gillard with 4BC Breakfast Dear DIckDid you notice that bit in the budget how next year the government will be collecting 24 billion less taxes? That's ... more
  • Bob Lord on Treasurer Wayne Swan Dear RichardGreat thinking outside the box mate. People do use solar powered lighting along their driveways already of ... more
  • Bob Lord on Hockey smacks budget Dear DickReally CHEAP overseas labour working in our mines??? You envisage toilers in the hot sun with a pick and shovel? ... more
  • John of Caloundra on Hockey smacks budget Dick: "don't comment on what you know nothing about"! L-O-L!Should take your own advice I dare say!Ooga booga soshulizms ... more
  • John of Caloundra on Treasurer Wayne Swan Richard, only you on this blog, and nobody else in the world, calls the ETS a broad based consumption tax. That's more ... more
  • Richard on Hockey smacks budget @Bob, don't comment on what you know nothing about.Find out why Gina has gone overseas for cheap labor.Can't get CHEAP labor ... more
  • Richard on Treasurer Wayne Swan @JOCI didn't realise that the Ipswich Motrway was a locally funded project.Just how did we innovate before the ETS. ... more

$18m bill for retiring MPs

Posted by: 4bc.com.au | 20 July, 2010 - 9:35 AM
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With almost two dozen MPs retiring this year, Tax Payers are faced with an $18 million pension bill to support the former federal MPs pension. Breakfast talks with 4BC regular and former Federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Gary Hardgrave. Listen and comment now.

Blog comments Your Say

  • And that is only a fraction of what they receive.No one else who works for 3-4 years has these conditions.
    They all have their snouts in the trough. Ring your local MP & complain, to-day.

    Mick Jagger Wednesday 21 July, 2010 - 8:18 AM

  • @ jhaliday
    It would be nice to protest but here is the catch 22

    Each House of the Parliament has its own rules that documents must follow in order to be accepted as petitions. To be accepted by the Senate, a petition:

    must be addressed to the Senate;

    must be presented by a Senator; and

    must be certified by the Clerk as being in conformity with the standing orders; in particular, it must contain a request for action by the Senate or the Parliament.

    In other words you 1st have to find a senator willing to give up all his entitlements.

    Richard Wednesday 21 July, 2010 - 7:37 AM

  • The poor things I feel really sorry for them all.
    Gary Hardgrave must be doing it tough funny how they all stick together when it come down to their perks. he is an absolute hypocrite.

    They should wait like the rest of us to 60 or 65.

    David Hornby Tuesday 20 July, 2010 - 9:47 PM

  • Now I know where the origin of the "You owe me a living" attitude in this country came from.
    I suppose if they can't get a federal budget right, what chance do they have of planning for their own retirement.
    We also have to remember that these pollies couldn't get a REAL job if they tried , so they do need some sort of help.

    Richard Tuesday 20 July, 2010 - 12:56 PM

  • why are australian people allowing this scheme to continue .we should have total out cry on these pensions. all contiuing usage of travel-flight s etc,cars,health, phones at tax payers expensive should been canned from these pensions. we have to have a forum so people can sign to admend these pensions and their packages the MP's are not going to do anything about it we have to stand up and change it put in petitions and get rid of the routing that is happening please start one

    j halliday Tuesday 20 July, 2010 - 10:02 AM

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