Tony Abbott, with a rather whimsical smile, has drawn attention to the problems of adjustment faced by former Government Ministers without independent means who find themselves as ordinary Members of Parliament. A salary drop of $1833 a week takes some getting used to.
Perhaps Mr Abbott should spare a thought for his former colleague Mark Vaile who has gone from the exalted position of Deputy Prime Minister on $260,480 a year to a humble backbencher earning $127,060. Family budgets surely suffer with $2566 less in the weekly kitty.
At least the Dr Brendan Nelson has no reason to complain. He alone among members of the former Howard Ministry has actually had a pay increase of $306 a week. As a Cabinet Minister he was on $219,180 a year. That has risen to $235,070 as Leader of the Opposition.
|
Old Annual Salary |
New Annual Salary |
Weekly Difference |
|
|
Dr Brendan John Nelson MP |
219180 |
235070 |
+$306 |
|
Julie Isabel Bishop MP |
219180 |
200120 |
-$366 |
|
Anthony David Hawthorn Smith MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Christopher John Pearce MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Senator Richard Mansell Colbeck |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Robert Charles Baldwin MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Gregory Andrew Hunt MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Sussan Penelope Ley MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Patrick Francis Farmer MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Peter John Lindsay MP |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Senator Brett John Mason |
158830 |
127060 |
-$611 |
|
Warren Errol Truss MP |
219180 |
184240 |
-$672 |
|
Senator Nicholas Hugh Minchin |
238240 |
200120 |
-$733 |
|
Senator Eric Abetz |
212830 |
152480 |
-$1161 |
|
Frances Esther Bailey MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Peter Craig Dutton MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Dr Sharman Nancy Stone MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Bruce Frederick Billson MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Christopher Maurice Pyne MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Andrew John Robb MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Senator George Henry Brandis SC |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Senator Nigel Gregory Scullion |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Senator David Albert Johnston |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
John Kenneth Cobb MP |
200120 |
127060 |
-$1405 |
|
Alexander John Gosse Downer MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Philip Maxwell Ruddock MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Peter John McGauran MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Kevin James Andrews MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Ian Elgin Macfarlane MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Joseph Benedict Hockey MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Senator Helen Lloyd Coonan |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull MP |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Christopher Martin Ellison |
219180 |
127060 |
-$1772 |
|
Anthony John Abbott MP |
222360 |
127060 |
-$1833 |
|
Peter Howard Costello MP |
238240 |
127060 |
-$2138 |
|
Mark Anthony James Vaile MP |
260480 |
127060 |
-$2566 |
Perhaps they may now have some concept of their slashing of disability pensioners welfare or the miniscule amount carers are given .Doubt it though-it’s all about them as usual.
We should remember that parliamentarians’ remuneration is far more than the listed figures, due to very generous allowances, lurks and perks. It would be nice to hear exactly what MPs’ total “packages” are, rather than just their gross income in dollars.
And John Winston Howard? What is his current emolument (include estimates for gold passes etc) but without the talk circuit) please?
Perhaps they’d appreciate a “Sorry” statement as well.?
Richard Farmer neglects to include in his list of former Coalition Ministers “doing it tough” the highest paid former Minister, JWH. I guess he gets a tidy Parly pension, and the gold card, which probably keeps him level with Brendan Nelson. Any figures?