United Australia Party party leader and MP for Hughes, Craig Kelly, is proposing a bill that will cut politicians salaries during lockdowns. The private member’s bill called We’re All in This Together Act 2021 seeks to reduce politicians salaries to $750 per week while the state or territory is in lockdown. “ALL MPs need to take a PAY CUT to show their support,” Kelly wrote in a post on Twitter on Sept. 1. “As leader of the United Australia Party, I’ll make sure we’re all truly in it together.” Kelly told the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader newspaper that if those who make decisions need to go through the same financial distress, the public does, “perhaps they will think harder before making decisions that negatively impact on constituents.” “If governments are going to continue to deny Australians the freedom to earn a living or prevent them from opening their business, and politicians expect families …
Aussie MP Drafts Bill To Enforce A Pay Cut for Politicians During COVID-19 Lockdowns
September 2, 2021
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