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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Sarah Basford Canales

APS pay talks to focus on boost for lowest-paid workers

Minister for Public Service Katy Gallagher says a pay boost for those on the lowest salaries will be key in APS-wide negotiations. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Ensuring the lowest-paid public servants receive a pay boost will be a key issue in ongoing negotiations on pay and conditions across government agencies, Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher says.

Pay discrepancies across the Australian Public Service see people in the same ranks paid differently by thousands of dollars each year, with First Nations entities and those largely comprising women often affected.

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