| 释义 |
Definition of gold pass in English: gold passnoun Australian 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 Example sentencesExamples - 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.
|