Australia’s public service loaded with fat cats

Thursday 18 February 2021

What has become abundantly clear during the COVID-19 pandemic is that the public service, government agencies, and government quangos are loaded with fat cats.

Consider the following.

First, a new 9News analysis of all federal government departments and agencies reveals that there are 37 people earning more than $900,000 in the 2019-20 financial year:

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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.