▁government ▁for ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁states ▁gave ▁up ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁raise ▁income ▁tax es ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁maintained ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁services . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Parliament ▁typically ▁only ▁funds ▁measures ▁that ▁it ▁finds ▁polit ically ▁advantage ous , ▁though , ▁meaning ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁generally ▁make ▁fund ing ▁for ▁certain ▁projects ▁conditional ▁on ▁accepting ▁particular ▁terms ▁and ▁conditions . ▁Although ▁this ▁allows ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁exercise ▁some ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁states , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁change ▁nor ▁dil ute ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁that ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Parliament ▁w ield s ; ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Parliament ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Parliament ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁tied ▁grant . ▁ ▁Sal ary ▁and ▁allow ances ▁M embers ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁and ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁are ▁paid ▁a ▁base ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 8 2 , 4 1 3 ▁per ▁an num ▁( as ▁of ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁plus ▁an ▁additional ▁ 8 ▁percent ▁" exp ense " ▁allow ance , ▁meaning ▁the ▁minimum ▁gross ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁back ben ch ▁MP ▁is ▁$ 1 9 7 , 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Office ▁hold ers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁President , ▁Spe aker , ▁minister s ▁and ▁party ▁leaders ▁receive ▁additional ▁sal ary ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁sal ary . ▁The ▁Premier ▁is ▁paid ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 0 0