There are examples of politicians voluntarily reducing their pay in recognition of the equality gap between politicians and the people they represent. The Brisbane Greens councillor Jonathan Sri donates half his annual salary of $157,782 to charities. Another housing activist turned politician is the Barcelona mayor, Ada Colau, who cut salaries and benefits for officials in Barcelona on her election, and slashed her own salary from €140,000 to €28,600. In Australia, no major political party is now advocating for a reduction in the base pay for federal members and senators.

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