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gold passnoun AustralianA 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...- Other benefits include the infamous gold pass, which provides free travel for many former MPs.
- 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.
- Former MPs still hold the controversial life gold pass that grants them unlimited domestic air travel after 20 years in office.
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