Politicians' 'age of entitlement'

By Matthew Knott, Fergus Hunter
July 27 2014 - 3:00am
Entitled: National MP Bert van Manen, left, and Liberal Party MP Jamie Briggs, right.
Entitled: National MP Bert van Manen, left, and Liberal Party MP Jamie Briggs, right.

The ''age of entitlement'' is over, according to Treasurer Joe Hockey, but politicians continue to spend tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on flights to sporting events, study tours, recipe collections and children's books - such as Aliens in Underpants Save the World.

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