GREENS Senator Larissa Waters spent a whopping $414,000 to fit out her trendy Paddington office – more than any of her Queensland political colleagues at the time.

The office, on the top floor of a pristine-condition, split-level building on Given Tce, includes a rooftop patio with timber outdoor furniture and artificial turf.

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It opens through glass bi-fold doors to a kitchen area.

Contacted for comment, a spokeswoman for Senator Waters said the fitout was approved by the Department of Finance but could not say for certain if taxpayers had forked out for the rooftop area as she was not responsible for those details.

The only pollie to spend more on an office fitout in the same period was SA Senator Anne Ruston, who racked up a $438,800 bill.

Senator Waters’ spokeswoman said it was a one-off expense for establishing a new office for a first-term senator.

News_Image_File: The fitout for Greens Senator for Queensland Larissa Waters, pictured, was approved by the Department of Finance but it is not known if taxpayers forked out for the rooftop area. Pic: Liam Kidston.

A spokeswoman for the ­department said the information could only be provided under a Freedom of Information search.

It comes as the Abbott Government and Treasurer Joe Hockey talk up a looming Budget crisis and call on Australians to do the “heavy lifting” to fix it.

Other federal politicians are billing taxpayers millions of dollars for their ­office decor and their kids’ business-class airfares as pensioners are relegated to the Budget hit list.

Pollies’ generous perks – including tag-along overseas trips for spouses, business-class airfares for kids and chauffeur-driven cars – persist, despite the Abbott Government’s scrounging to repair the Budget. In just six months, $35 million was spent on office fitouts and travel costs for pollies and their families, figures show.

Mr Hockey has flagged the coming generations may have to work until they are aged 70, and pensioners would have to chip in to repair the Budget.

News_Rich_Media: Treasurer Joe Hockey has said Generation X Australians should be prepared to work until the age of 70.

He hinted politicians may also be in the Budget firing line but on Friday refused to answer questions from The Courier-Mail on whether he believed some parliamentary perks should be reined in.

Australian Pensioner and Superannuants League Queensland state secretary Raymond Ferguson said: “They need to look at all their lurks and perks. It’s outrageous.

“There are not enough checks and balances and guidelines. Politicians more than ever should have to account for their actions and the way they spend taxpayer money.”

News_Image_File: The Courier-Mail aims to help Mr Hockey save some coin, with these suggestions.