Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

I think that to draw a comparison between the Prime Minister of the country and age pensioners is really not very fair in the sense that the Prime Minister, whatever his age may be and whichever party he represents, works extremely hard on behalf of all Australians. I think what Australians find most extraordinary is that the Prime Minister is paid about as much as a salaried solicitor in a major Sydney law firm. When the Prime Minister’s salary is compared to the CEOs of major Australian companies, you will see that—