MPs strike gold in retirement
NB WHY WOULDN’T THEY RETIRE ?.
MPs strike gold in retirement
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- July 20, 2010
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$111,000 a year … Lindsay Tanner. Source: Bloomberg
TAXPAYERS face an estimated $18 million pension bill to support nearly two dozen MPs bowing out at this election.
Member for Melbourne Lindsay Tanner, 54, will get $111,000 a year, while ACT Labor MP Bob McMullan hits the jackpot with nearly $130,000 a year.
Victorian Liberal Fran Bailey walks away with an annual pension of about $116,000.
Another Victorian, the outgoing Member for Kooyong Petro Georgiou, will receive $91,000 a year.
MPs can opt to take half their entitlement in a lump sum, receiving 10 years’ worth in one hit. Those who do so continue to receive a half-pension until death.
Labor announces trade cadet plan to help combat skills shortage
Labor announces trade cadet plan to help combat skills shortage
- From: The Australian
- July 20, 2010
Under the initiative, students from years 9 to 12 would be offered the cadetship as an option under the national curriculum.
A re-elected Labor government would provide $3.1 million over two years to establish the national trade cadetship, the Prime Minister announced in Sydney.
Population. water key election issues: QFF
Population, water key election issues: QFF
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The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) says both sides of politics need to look at population growth outside of metropolitan areas during the federal election campaign.
The QFF also says it wants climate change policies to be prominently debated during the campaign, as well as water policy and agricultural production.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is promoting her sustainable population policy, while Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he would set targets to manage population growth.
QFF spokesman Dan Galligan says growth is a major issue in many marginal seats in Queensland.
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