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Occasional Paper No. 08/2002 by John Wilkinson
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* from 1975 until 1989 the salaries of NSW members of parliament have been
decided by a remuneration tribunal in the form of a judge (pp.5,8-16,24-26)
* from 1990 onwards the salaries of state and federal MPs have been linked to
those of senior federal public servants
* significant changes have been made to the general level of MPs’
superannuation entitlements (pp.6,18-20,34)
* since 1975, MPs have gained the benefit of expanded accommodation, and extra
staff, to assist them (pp.7,20)
* since the late 1960s, MPs have gained a range of additional benefits such as
subsidised printing and postage, and subsidised home phone calls
(pp.22,29,35)
* since the late 1960s, MPs have gained the benefit of increased assistance
with travel (pp.7,23,29)
