The public servants earning over $1 million   :(
2026-10-02
greens.org.au
A dozen federal public servants are earning over $1 million a year, including one EL2 earning over $1.5 million, according to a government response to Greens Senator Barbara Pocock.

This week the Minister for the Public Service Senator Katy Gallagher provided a response to a Question taken on Notice, after Senator Barbara Pocock queried the government through the Senate Question on Notice process on 31 August.

The Minister said all these highly paid people work at the government’s Future Fund Management Agency.

The Greens say this raises serious questions about the government’s economic management and value for money of taxpayer dollars.

Lines attributable to Greens finance and public service spokesperson Senator Barbara Pocock:

“In a cost of living crisis, Australians are hurting. Many would be outraged to learn that a dozen public servants are earning over a million dollars and in some cases double what the Prime Minister earns.

“We’re not talking about Secretaries who run big government departments but employees. How can the government justify this?

“Senior government officials managing large departments with huge budgets and staff would be asking why lower ranking public servants are getting lottery-sized earnings.

“What kind of public service work warrants a salary of $1 million or 1.5 million dollars? Even the Prime Minister and deputy Prime Minister don’t earn this much. I think most taxpayers would be questioning whether this represents good value for money.

“The Government says it wants to rebuild the public sector yet it is slashing jobs while paying a handful of public servants millions and outsourcing work to big consultancy firms. That’s not how you rebuild the public service. The government is burning up its APS targets.”

And people say it is not the government's fault. 8-)

Albo keeps unemployment low by employing public servants
using borrowed money.



Feb 23, 2026

Mike Newman explains that Australia now employs more public servants per capita than
any other country in the world,
raising serious questions about economic sustainability and accountability
as living standards tighten and government payrolls continue to expand.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO3Fsyuty-g

I should have been a public servant -
nice pay if you can get it -

https://www.afr.com/politics/these-32-public-servants-earn-more-than-1-million-20231106-p5ehta


Highest-paid public sector employees
.
Agency      Name      Role      Total*

1      NBN      Stephen Rue      CEO      $3,037,016

2      Australia Post      Paul Graham      CEO      $2,385,610

3      Western Sydney Airport      Simon Hickey      CEO      $1,610,978

4      Future Fund      Raphael Arndt      CEO      $1,563,561

5      NBN      Kathrine Dyer      COO      $1,519,571

6      Snowy Hydro      Roger Whitby      COO      $1,475,610

7      Future Fund      Ben Samild      Deputy CIO      $1,373,300

8      Snowy Hydro      Iain Graham      CEO, Red Energy      $1,339,285

9      Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation      Alison Tarditi      CIO      $1,325,553

10      Snowy Hydro      Gordon Wymer      Chief commercial officer      $1,318,978

11      Australia Post      Rod Barnes      EGM network operations      $1,283,008

12      Future Fund      Alicia Gregory      Deputy CIO      $1,279,967

13      NBN      Will Irving      Chief strategy and transformation officer      $1,275,094

14      Future Fund      Not disclosed      Not disclosed      $1,248,036

15      Snowy Hydro      Paul Broad      Former CEO      $1,220,412

16      NBN      Philip Knox      CFO      $1,218,992

17      Australia Post      Rodney Boys      CFO      $1,198,563

18      Australia Post      Gary Starr      EGM parcel, post and eCommerce      $1,196,625

19      Future Fund      Not disclosed      Not disclosed      $1,194,397

20      Australia Post      Catriona Noble      EGM Retail, brand and marketing      $1,189,097

21      ABC      David Anderson      CEO and managing editor      $1,156,969

22      Reserve Bank of Australia      Philip Lowe      Governor      $1,147,465

23      Australia Post      Susan Davies      EGM people and culture      $1,143,204

24      Australia Post      Not disclosed      Not disclosed      $1,109,190

25      Federal Circuit and Family Court      William Alstergren      Chief justice      $1,097,339

26      Future Fund      Not disclosed      Not disclosed      $1,071,472

27      Defence      General Angus Campbell      Chief of the defence force      $1,062,702

28      NBN      John Parkin      Chief engineering officer      $1,052,988

29      Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation      Damian Hill      CEO      $1,038,474

30      Snowy Hydro      Gabrielle Curtin      Group executive      $1,035,649

31      Future Fund      Cameron Price      General counsel and chief risk officer      $1,011,614

32      Defence      Greg Moriarty      Secretary      $1,006,474

Easy money and ya chicks for free -

join Albo's public service.

Bobby. wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 7:30pm:

Easy money and ya chicks for free - join Albo's public service.

Exactly.

If it's so good, why don't you get a job there?

Or, is it easier to be a lazy slob and complain on the sidelines?

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 7:32pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 2nd, 2026 at 7:30pm: Easy money and ya chicks for free - join Albo's public service. Exactly. If it's so good, why don't you get a job there? Or, is it easier to be a lazy slob and complain on the sidelines?

I want my MTV.

It would be too hard for "Judge" Gweggy, always sitting on a case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0



Money for Nothing

Song by Dire Straits ‧ 1985

Lyrics


Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free


Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb


We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color TVs


See the little faggot with the earring and the make up
Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot, he's a millionaire


We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators, we gotta move these color TVs
We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color TVs
Looky here, look out


I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera man
We could have some


And he's up there, what's that?
Hawaiian noises?
Bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free


We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators, we gotta move these color TVs


Listen here
Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV

I would love to have one guy doing dick-all (quite literally in alleged cases) whilst earning $900,000/yr to tell the local media in his lisping voice how everything's "great" to just **** right off back to the other side of the continent.