Public servants take you to the cleaners in low wage Australia

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By Leith van Onselen

Wages and earnings growth data this week has revealed the widening gulf between public servants and private sector employees.

First, Wednesday’s wages price index revealed that private sector wages grew by only 1.78% in the year to June 2017, whereas public sector wages grew by 2.39%:

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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.