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Hard to compare oranges and pears. Local councils are soooo different to Federal parliament it's not funny. They obviously concern themselves with very different things. You'll never hear a discussion on defence matters at your local council meetings. Maintenance of footpaths and bus...

Your local councillor represents 3,000 to 4,000 constituents.....about $ 23 per person per annum. Your state member represents 22,000 to 24,000 constituents.....about $ 6 per person per annum. Your federal member represents 95,000 to 105,000 constituents......about $ 2 per person per annum.

Private citizens who are entitled to, and enjoy their privacy not being invaded (99.99% of the population) have absolutely no idea what you are talking about as they have never and will never have themselves and their family exposed to the media garbage machine that needs to be fed 24 hours a...

.....and that's all it might be....a look. Sells fantastic paper copy, but I wonder if any of it is true. To the best of my knowledge Geoff, the 28% figure you quote was not a pay rise per se, but rather a straight swap. The pollies agreed to completely scrap existing entitlements...