ALL federal MPs would receive thousands of dollars in extra take-home pay and superannuation under sweeping salary changes.
In the biggest shake-up to politicians' salaries for years, the Federal Government is also preparing to wind back or scrap lucrative perks - including the $18,500 overseas study allowance, the Herald Sun reports.
And the controversial lifetime Gold Pass - which gives former long-serving MPs an endless supply of free air travel - is also expected to be tightened or axed.
A high-powered committee, due to report in April, is working on big changes to the $300 million scheme.
Members of the four-person review panel privately support a hefty rise in the $131,040 base salary of MPs.
This will see higher wages flow through to all parliamentarians, including Mr Rudd, who earns $330,000 a year, Cabinet ministers on $200,000-plus, and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
But the trade-off will see entitlements worth up to $60,000 tightened or axed.
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