Sam Mostyn's $214,000 pay rise for plum Governor-General role a major political own goal for Albanese as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes the rest of us
How - when people are struggling to put food on the table, rents and mortgages are going up and could well increase again when the RBA’s next rates decision comes down - could you possibly think it would be a good idea to increase the Governor-General’s pay by 43 per cent?That’s nothing at which to sneeze.It’s about $100,000 more than the prime minister, who himself received a 3.5 per cent pay rise last week.
Sam Mostyn's whopping $214,000 pay bump is not a good look for the incoming GG as Australians continue to weather cost-of-living pressures, writes Caleb Bond. Picture: NCA Newswire
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