Pauline Hanson calls for Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne's whopping $200,000-a-year pension to be scrapped - and claims the pair only quit politics to maximise their payouts

Pauline Hanson has renewed calls for lifelong parliamentary pensions of retiring federal politicians to be scrapped, describing the lucrative pay outs as a waste of taxpayers' money.

The One Nation leader expressed her outrage on social media at former foreign minister Julie Bishop's retirement benefit, which will see her pocket more than $210,000 a year when she leaves federal Parliament at the next election in May.

She also attacked Defence Minister Christopher Pyne, who will receive $140,000 a year from his time as a minister after he announced on Saturday he is quitting politics after 26 years.

Politicians elected before 2004 are entitled to a generous, lifelong parliamentary pension, which after the election will see a former minister still in his forties entitled to thousands of dollars a year from the public purse.

Former ministers will be receiving more than double Australia's average full-time salary of $82,400, without having to wait until the retirement age of 65 even though they could also be raking in cash as corporate directors.

'They're doing it tough and what makes me angry is that Julie Bishop, who is going to retire from parliament now after 19 years, is going to retire on over a $200,000 a year parliamentary pension,' she fumed in the Facebook video.

Ms Bishop, who was also the Liberal Party's deputy leader from 2007 to 2018, is set to receive at least $210,000 a year from her time served as cabinet and junior minister, based on a Department of Finance handbook for members of parliament elected before 2004.

That is 10 times the aged pension for a single person.

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Senator Hanson accused Ms Bishop of quitting before the next election to help her qualify for a more generous parliamentary pension.

'She's getting out now because [if] they end up in Opposition, it goes on the previous three years wages – which she'll lose about $70,000 a year,'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6767159/Pauline-Hanson-calls-Julie-Bishops-250-000-year-pension-scrapped.html

Many of us have objected to that for years & the Australian Conservatives' policies actually include a reduction of these perks.
It's up to the voters & especially the Labor supporters that we put a stop to these rorts.
So, this election will be a real case of getting the Govt we deserve.
Vote Labor & the show will worsen. Vote Liberal & the higher paid will gain but nothing will change for the rest of us. Vote for a strong third party & a strong chance of change can be a reality.

The only difference between politicians and non-political criminals who perpetrate scams against the public, is that if prosecuted and found guilty, the non-politician scammers can be locked up.

Guthrie got a 900000 payout after being sacked for incompetence. Now she is after more. The swamp is very very deep.

You're so right RUNNER when you say '...the swamp is very very deep...'; And I would add, '...full of treacherous snakes and crocodiles, all of whom are viciously snapping and biting for a more significant share of the Public's pie...'!

As I've said before and I'll repeat it. There should be a small detail of experienced police, dedicated to interdicting all crimes expressly committed by politicians. And where the indictment reflects one already established in Statute, the maximum punishment for that crime should be doubled; for politicians, including the automatic removal of all their political benefits as well

Come on fellers, it is worth it to be getting rid of a bunch of Turnbull trash. Paying even these exorbitant pensions will save us the billions these fools would have cost us if still in parliament, following Labor lite policies.

Yes it will be disgusting seeing Bishop pouncing around, knowing we have paid for what ever bit of fluff she is wearing, but still much less disgusting than having to admit she is a minister in our government.

Be thankful for small mercies.