Mandarin salaries. Another win for transparency as Tribunal publish submissions
Following intense pressure from the public and the Senate, the Pay Tribunal launched an investigation into the salaries of senior bureaucrats. Now they’ve gone one step further.
Transparency warrior Rex Patrick, MWM He requested that the article submitted for review and other opinions be made public, contrary to the Court’s decision. original instructions.
The court now relented and said: MWM“The court decided to publish applications in which consent was given.”
Of course, some applicants (we can only speculate who they might be) may still refuse to have their applications published.
Applications were due on June 10, and while the Court committed to completing the review by the end of the year, it left executive salaries unchanged until then.
Public pressure led to review of mandarins’ excessive salaries
Kim Wingerei is a businessman turned author and commentator. He is passionate about freedom of expression, human rights, democracy and the politics of change. Originally from Norway, Kim has lived in Australia for 30 years. Author of ‘Why Democracy is Broken – A Blueprint for Change’.
