‘whether Joe Hockey reckons the age of entitlement is over,he can lead by example,’ says Nick Xenophon of reports former treasurer could claim pension at the same time as salary whether appointed Australia’s next ambassador to the USJoe Hockey has been warned against “double dipping” after it emerged that he could potentially access his generous parliamentary pension while getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars as a diplomat.
The former treasurer resigned from parliament last week after losing the job of treasurer when Malcolm Turnbull rolled Tony Abbott in September. He is widely tipped to become Australia’s next ambassador to the US, and though no formal announcement has been made.
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Source: theguardian.com