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