Australia Post CEO stands aside ahead of investigation into $12,000 Cartier watch spend

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Australia Post's Chief Executive Christine Holgate is standing aside as an investigation is conducted into the organisation's spending of $12,000 rewarding senior executives with Cartier watches. 9News

Ms Holgate's 11-strong executive team will be paid $7 million this year.Today the government acted to remind the company who's boss as it reacted in fury to the latest extravagance.

Australia Post is now in a world of pain as a spotlight is shone on its executive pay and its other extravagances. The questions are just one line of inquiry into the spending of the organisation, which is a government-owned business with the Australian Government as the only shareholder.

 

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Give her a break she only got those watches because they were always late for work. Yes she could have got cheaper watches but it wasn't her money so it's not like s he had to give up lobster on Wednesdays and fridays

Morriscum will sack her to detract and distract us from his many corrup rorts AuspolSoCorrupt

How she incentives staff is her decision. It was not under the table and is just the game of politics again

She’s getting paid $2.3 million to do what

And The Aged Care Minister Will He Be Standing Aside After All the Deaths in Victoria, Under The Federal Governments Care

She’ll have plenty of time on her hands.

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