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Sure, but (and this is getting off topic) I think you'll see more and more politicians on the cross benches in years to come. (A lot, not all, of what I am about to say refers to Canberra) It might have been the exception in the past, but it is becoming quite common now (especially with the...

@ Tigger Then perhaps you shouldn't have commented on my post. The point is that it seems that politicians (be they in Canberra or Brisbane - and I suspect the pattern will emerge elsewhere) tend to be well paid. With or without a 35% pay rise in Qld.

So it seems. Pay peanuts and get monkeys. Pay decent money and still get monkeys.

Sure, but - 1. It could be argued that it is the trade off for leaving your home state and moving to Canberra. 2. Organisations like the Treasury and PM&C want the best staff they can get and they are prepared to pay for them (I suspect that rubs off a little on other departments who don't...

You're mixing apples and oranges. The salaries of the APS vs what state politicians earn. Doesn't work that way. Different beasts altogether. In a like for like comparison - politicians in Canberra earn more than everyone else bar those who are in the Senior Executive Service.

See: Remuneration Tribunal - Base Salary for MPs and Senators A member of parliament shall be paid a base salary of $195,130 per annum. (NB - that excludes any allowances) So, in Canberra, it would be more than (most) EL2's (not saying that there aren't some EL2's in the low 200's) - but...

I'm not sure about Queensland, but in Canberra the salaries are all set by the Remuneration Tribunal. As for independent... well, it could be argued that it isn't subject to any political control - so it is independent in that sense... But that doesn't mean that it is not indoctrinated by...