Labor are the new champions of public sector fat cats

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While ordinary Australians are suffering through the worst cost-of-living crisis in generations and a record decline in household disposable incomes.

Real per capita household disposable incomes

The Albanese government is gifting fat salaries to senior public sector bureaucrats.

A few months back, incoming Governor-General Sam Mostyn was awarded a 43% pay rise to $709,000 a year to compensate for a lack of commonwealth entitlements.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.