Originally Posted by
elZorro
Yes, it's a bit weird, Craic. At the moment the super is $60 more a week (tax code M) for a single person sharing a residence with someone else, rather than in a de facto relationship. For 390 weeks (7.5 years), that would add up to $23000 or so, close to the $18,000 being mentioned, taking into account a higher tax rate when he got back into parliament.
Small beer really, but MPs do have to be squeaky clean, don't they? The other person in the house seems to have thought it was a de facto relationship.