A permit which entitles the holder to free travel on public transport, awarded to long-serving politicians.
he's already eligible for a gold pass after 20 years in Parliament
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He'll hang on to his chance of a sixth term and move on to the big one: eight terms and the life gold pass, the dream of every frustrated backbencher.
I think the party tried to tidy up a whole range of these matters, from study tours to gold passes.
Former MPs still hold the controversial life gold pass that grants them unlimited domestic air travel after 20 years in office.
Since 1996, only $32,164 has been saved by gold pass holders using frequent flyer points.
He has hinted the life gold pass will be axed, saying his comments about an end to the "age of entitlement" also applied to politicians.
He did back a clampdown on gold passes that give free travel to retired politicians.
Retired MPs have virtually ignored a 1996 government directive to use frequent flyer points acquired on their gold pass to reduce travel costs to taxpayers.
She will be entitled to an office, staff, a car, and a lifetime gold pass entitling her to free air travel.
Other benefits include the infamous gold pass, which provides free travel for many former MPs.
Some $10.2 million worth of frequent flyer points remain unaccounted for since the 1996 directive that gold pass holders use the points where possible.