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The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million
Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 8:32am

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2026-10-02
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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.”

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21590 Gender:	Re: The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million Reply #1 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 1:39pm And people say it is not the government's fault.
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Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 1:44pm

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.

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Reply #3 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 1:48pm

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

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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

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 122278 Melbourne Gender:	Re: The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million Reply #4 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 7:30pm Easy money and ya chicks for free - join Albo's public service.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 155998 Gender:	Re: The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million Reply #5 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 7:32pm 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?
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 122278 Melbourne Gender:	Re: The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million Reply #6 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 7:37pm greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 7:32pm: 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? I want my MTV.
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21590 Gender:	Re: The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million Reply #7 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 8:29pm It would be too hard for "Judge" Gweggy, always sitting on a case.
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Reply #8 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 8:33pm

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

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 26426 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: The Public Servants Earning Over $1 Million Reply #9 - Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 11:21pm 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.
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