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Members' Salaries, Pensions and Allowances

So that the Leader of the House hears the same argument from both sides of the House, may I point out that there is a deal that can be struck? Does she agree that it is right and proper that we are no longer in the invidious position of having to vote for our own pay rises—even the massive pay increase of 0.6 per cent. for which the media gave us great credit last year? The other side of the deal that we need to hear is that the Government will keep their paws off the recommendation of any independent review. We need to hear from all those on the Front Benches that it is the intention of the House to move forward on the New Zealand and Australian systems, which link pay to a registered scale and take the politics out of the situation.