When I was an FO flying for Ansett, one overnight in Cairns I met
Bill O'Chee, then a senator for Queensland, and he had a whinge to me about how I was paid more than he was (which was, just, true in yearly wage terms).
HOWEVER - he was a senator for
just 6 years - and "retired" at age 33 with a tax-payer funded, guaranteed a life long, non asset tested pension of nearly $50,000 a year.
With pollies - it's all about the perks, not the pay.
