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There was a component of their salary rise which was a swap of electoral allowances and the like for straight salary. The bigger component was catch up. There had been a freeze imposed in 2009. This latest rise was to make up for five years of lost rises. The changes were proposed in July last...

Yes, pay rises occur under other parties. But not 35%. From what I could find, in July last year, the Queensland Coalition reversed a pay freeze which had been put into place in 2009 by the Bligh government. That rise already put them up with the highest paid state politicians in the country...

But this can't happen. This forum has taught me that all union officials are greedy and corrupt, and that all coalition politicians are good and altruistic. I'm confused now.