Australia's politicians are about to receive a nice two percent pay rise from this Saturday, but a small handful of those politicians are pushing back against the extra compensation, with Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie calling for the money to be donated to charity.

As HuffPost Australia reported last week, the Remuneration Tribunal "decided to increase remuneration by two per cent for public offices in its jurisdiction", which includes politicians and public servants. This comes into effect on July 1 -- the same day penalty rates are cut for thousands of Australians in the retail, hospitality and fast food sectors. It must be noted that this is the first pay rise for our federal politicians in a while; the last bump in pay was in January 2016, another two percent, and the July 1 pay rise is only the third since July 2013.

The changes will see Malcolm Turnbull's pay packet rise to $527,000 a year, and he's also getting a tax cut of nearly $7000 thanks to the removal of the deficit levy. Opposition leader Bill Shorten is in line to get $375,000 after the pay rise of $7300, and will also enjoy a tax cut of nearly $4000. The base pay for an MP or senator, currently $199,000, will rise to $203,000.

The day before the pay rise came into effect, Lambie posted a public call for MPs and senators to donate their extra compensation to charity.