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Issue No. 323 | 08 September 2006 |
Double Jeopardy
Interview: Australia�s Most Wanted Industrial: The Fox and the Contractor Unions: Industrial Wasteland International: Two Bob's Worth Economics: National Interest Environment: The Real Dinosaur History: Only In Spain? Review: Clerk Off
Gas Man Won't Say What's Cooking World Bank Hollers for Marshalls Finger Man Gives For Sale Sign
Legends The Soapbox Obituary Fiction
Catch a Tube
Labor Council of NSW |
News MPs Face Super Clean-Out
Unions NSW secretary John Robertson says that with community focus on politician's super, after the Prime Minister's decision to renege on his decision to cut benefits, a broader review is now required.
"I am proposing that any MP that wants to enjoy the exorbitant benefits of the old scheme should retire at or before the next federal election," Robertson says. Under the pan, MPs who decide to stay would have their benefits re-calculated at the PM's new level of 15 per cent - a standard that should then be extended to the entire community. "Apart from achieving parity with the community it would allow Parliament to clean out the dead wood and time servers who dominate our Parliament," Robertson says. "Anyone who thinks a package of $120,000 with free petrol and air travel is totally out of touch with reality. "In my experience it has never been a problem finding people wanting a seat in Parliament - the problem is with the current packages it is such a prize that often the wrong people are motivated to position themselves. "Arguments about competing with the business community just don't wash - we want community leaders who reflect the morality of our society not high-fliers who are driven by the bottom line. "If my proposal were adopted we would not only get a fair super scheme for our politicians, we would get an injection of fresh blood into an institution that desperately needs it."
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