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Greed is what lies at the heart of MPs' entitlements
At the heart of all of this grubby greed is not just the system of entitlements, but the sense of entitlement that goes with it.
Stephanie Peatling is a senior writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
At the heart of all of this grubby greed is not just the system of entitlements, but the sense of entitlement that goes with it.
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