We're 1 $trillion in Federal Govt. debt but look at how much
they pay some public servants:


https://www.noticer.news/esafety-commissioner-bureaucrat-pay-rise/

Australia’s controversial eSafety Commissioner is now earning $536,000 a year to censor the internet and joins dozens of other unelected senior bureaucrats earning more than half a million taxpayer dollars a year.

Julie Inman Grant was given a $74,000 salary bump, while Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett, who was appointed in August, benefited from a $19,000 pay rise, bringing her renumeration package to $816,000 a year.


Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chair John Lonsdale earns the most with a $1,004,300 package, followed by Australian Public Service Commissioner Gordon de Brouwer, who is now in $932,120, up from $910,270.

ASIO Director-General of Security Mike Burgess is making $753,240 a year, Anti-Corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton is earning $803,440, and National Disability Insurance Agency CEO Graeme Head is taking home a package worth $711,050.

More than 30 other government employees earn over $1 million a year, including Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Steven Kennedy and Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson.

Commonwealth public sector salaries cost the taxpayer $40.9 billion last financial year, up from $37.3 billion, after a 5.6% increase in federal government jobs to 386,000.

State and territory governments spent $191.1 billion on wages for almost 2 million workers, up 7.3%. Local government wage spend increased 6.9% to $17.6 billion.

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 10:06am:

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Ohh really -  LOL.

Maybe for $1 million they can get someone with a Doctor of Divinity?    ::)

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 10:07am:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Ohh really -  LOL. Maybe for $1 million they can get someone with a Doctor of Divinity?    ::)

Your jealous, Bobby.  Study hard and you to can have a Doctor of Divinity.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 10:06am:

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Pay more peanuts all you get is more monkey guano.  You cannot be serious.

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 10:09am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:07am: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Ohh really -  LOL. Maybe for $1 million they can get someone with a Doctor of Divinity?    ::) Your jealous, Bobby.  Study hard and you to can have a Doctor of Divinity.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

You mean you too?

forgiven

namaste.   

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 10:11am:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Pay more peanuts all you get is more monkey guano.  You cannot be serious.

Public servant pay should be limited to a maximum of $200K
for any position.

Any monkey could do the job of eSafety Commissioner.   ::)

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 4:00pm:

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:11am: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Pay more peanuts all you get is more monkey guano.  You cannot be serious. Public servant pay should be limited to a maximum of $200K for any position. Any monkey could do the job of eSafety Commissioner.   ::)

So why don't you apply?

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 4:14pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 4:00pm: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:11am: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Pay more peanuts all you get is more monkey guano.  You cannot be serious. Public servant pay should be limited to a maximum of $200K for any position. Any monkey could do the job of eSafety Commissioner.   ::) So why don't you apply?

Why don't you?

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 10:06am:

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

I remember when a fellow named John Howard was giving politicians huge pay increases every year and he would come out ontot he steps of parlament and say You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The first thing that was noticible is that it didn't matter how much they paid that neither John or any of the other monkeys would go away, It does make sense that this wasn't going to work as giving them money to buy unlimited bananas was not going to encourage them to leave.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 4:14pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 4:00pm: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:11am: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Pay more peanuts all you get is more monkey guano.  You cannot be serious. Public servant pay should be limited to a maximum of $200K for any position. Any monkey could do the job of eSafety Commissioner.   ::) So why don't you apply?

Bobby likely isn't a personal friend or relative of a hiring politician.

Dnarever wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 4:38pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) I remember when a fellow named John Howard was giving politicians huge pay increases every year and he would come out ontot he steps of parlament and say You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. The first thing that was noticible is that it didn't matter how much they paid that neither John or any of the other monkeys would go away, It does make sense that this wasn't going to work as giving them money to buy unlimited bananas was not going to encourage them to leave.

We pay big money and still get monkeys.   ::)

I'd rather well qualified Monkeys than numpties like you, Bobby.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::)

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 4:56pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 4:38pm: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) I remember when a fellow named John Howard was giving politicians huge pay increases every year and he would come out ontot he steps of parlament and say You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. The first thing that was noticible is that it didn't matter how much they paid that neither John or any of the other monkeys would go away, It does make sense that this wasn't going to work as giving them money to buy unlimited bananas was not going to encourage them to leave. We pay big money and still get monkeys.   ::)

Yes creating wealthy monkeys doesn't help at all.

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 5:02pm:

I'd rather well qualified Monkeys than numpties like you, Bobby.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::)

With all your qualifications you should have
got a job in the public service for over $1 million per year.
I mean that Doctor of Divinity would have closed the deal.  ::)

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 5:09pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 5:02pm: I'd rather well qualified Monkeys than numpties like you, Bobby.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::) With all your qualifications you should have got a job in the public service for over $1 million per year. I mean that Doctor of Divinity would have closed the deal.  ::)

Such jealousy, Bobby.  Your eyes must be permanently green.   Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::)

Brian - you've got more qualifications than most of those million dollar public servants.



https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1622526696

Reply #4
Brian,

Quote:

I have a Bachelor degree with honours, a Masters Degree and a Doctor of Divinity degree. In some aspects I am superior to many posters here.   Tsk, tsk...    ::) ::)

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 4:19pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 4:14pm: Bobby. wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 4:00pm: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:11am: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:06am: You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.  Indeed, you get people like you, Bobby.  Numpties and fools.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::) Pay more peanuts all you get is more monkey guano.  You cannot be serious. Public servant pay should be limited to a maximum of $200K for any position. Any monkey could do the job of eSafety Commissioner.   ::) So why don't you apply? Why don't you?

I'm not interested in earning lots of money, and I don't care how much public servants earn.

YOU are, though.

You're obsessed with it.

So, instead of complaining, why don't you apply for a high-paying public servant job?

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 5:39pm:

I'm not interested in earning lots of money, and I don't care how much public servants earn. YOU are, though. You're obsessed with it. So, instead of complaining, why don't you apply for a high-paying public servant job?

I have retired - I have to look after my investments.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 5:42pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 30th, 2026 at 5:39pm: I'm not interested in earning lots of money, and I don't care how much public servants earn. YOU are, though. You're obsessed with it. So, instead of complaining, why don't you apply for a high-paying public servant job? I have retired - I have to look after my investments.

So live and let live then.