New story from heraldsun.com.au published by Mortimer Goth March 4, 2010
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Taxpayers pay $37 million just to pay administration costs associated with MPs' perks and entitlements
The astonishing figure has been revealed by the Department of Finance as part of an inquiry looking to overhaul the system, which could recommend paying MPs a bigger base salary and axing all the hidden and costly payments and allowances. More: http://tinyurl.com/compensation330