Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Some senior bureaucrats earn more than $1 million a year. How did we get here?

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University

The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion.

Depending on the department, some heads now earn more than A$1 million a year. That’s far more than the prime minister, who earns around $622,000 annually.

The independent body that oversees the pay of top officials, the Remuneration Tribunal, recently…

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