Ben Fordham has called out the thousands of dollars in bonuses for MPs while overworked nurses strike for a pay rise.

It’s been revealed that the Coalition is providing a salary top-up to almost every sitting member of their Government.

The NSW Premier has claimed he wasn’t aware of the move.

61 out of 62 MPs are receiving a bonus ranging from $5,000 to $160,000.

“When we open the newspaper the morning after the budget, there better be a bloody good pay rise for the nurses,” Ben Fordham said.

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