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Leroy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3336 Gender:	Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp? Reply #30 - Feb 15^th, 2025 at 11:32pm Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Feb 15^th, 2025 at 11:29pm: .. and they all just happen to be old mates in some way... it's a form of robbery ... More like mafia.
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Daves2017 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2126 Gender:	Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp? Reply #31 - Feb 16^th, 2025 at 6:28pm https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-16/disgraced-former-labor-mp-barry-urban-die... ^ seems like the typical politician we should be happy to be rid of?
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Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp?
Reply #32 - Feb 16^th, 2025 at 8:46pm

Daves2017 wrote on Feb 16^th, 2025 at 6:28pm:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-16/disgraced-former-labor-mp-barry-urban-die...

^ seems like the typical politician we should be happy to be rid of?

He was only a state politician. You need to make your complaint in the State Matters forum. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp?
Reply #33 - Feb 17^th, 2025 at 8:19am

Bobby. wrote on Feb 4^th, 2025 at 9:42pm:

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-2...

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 - now Michelle Bullock- the same woman who warned Australians would have to sell their homes to help with the cost of living crisis. What an arrogant bitch.

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    Secetary    $1,006,474

6 in The Future Fund earning over a $1million to $1.5 million each.

7 in Australia Post on $1 million to $2.3 million each.

5 in the NBN on $1 million to $3million each.

5 in the Snowy Hydro on $1.2 million to $1.4 million each.

2 in the Commonwealth Super Corp from $1million to $1.3 million - where the CIO gets paid $300,000 more than the CEO.

And add to this when you consider all the CEOs at every local Council across Australia. All earning $500,000 to close to $1million.

None of those listed above should be earning more than $1 million per year.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 111593 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp? Reply #34 - Feb 17^th, 2025 at 8:27am Yes Gnads, as I said - I should have been a public servant - nice pay if you can get it.
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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 87686 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp? Reply #35 - Feb 17^th, 2025 at 8:42am Leroy wrote on Feb 15^th, 2025 at 11:32pm: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Feb 15^th, 2025 at 11:29pm: .. and they all just happen to be old mates in some way... it's a form of robbery ... More like mafia. Got it - look at the wine country queen - a made woman given a capo shot...
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Re: Is it too late to drain the Canberra swamp?
Reply #36 - Feb 17^th, 2025 at 11:03am

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 5^th, 2025 at 11:24pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Feb 5^th, 2025 at 10:57pm:

Daves2017 wrote on Feb 5^th, 2025 at 10:41pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Feb 5^th, 2025 at 6:34pm:

Daves2017 wrote on Feb 5^th, 2025 at 5:30pm:

These are results for how many public servants in australia
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2,517,900

Why not quote the whole result?

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As of June 2024, Australia had 2,517,900 public sector employees. This includes: 365,400 employees in the Commonwealth government, 1,939,100 employees in state government, and 213,500 employees in local government

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I just type the question into google.
It’s very easy.
I acknowledged my source under the copy and paste.

As did I,

Why not quote the whole result?

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As of June 2024, Australia had 2,517,900 public sector employees. This includes: 365,400 employees in the Commonwealth government, 1,939,100 employees in state government, and 213,500 employees in local government

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The difference is I quoted the whole answer, you didn't. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

You left this part out bwhine

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Since June 2022, there has been an additional 169,500 people employed in the public sector.

Labor has created another 169,500 taxpayer funded jobs since June 2022.

Is the Indigenous Ambassador who is on $350K a year one of these Labor created taxpayer funded jobs?

Anything to do with Aboriginals is taxpayer funded.

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