Government proposes salary boost for lowest-paid staff to reduce pay gaps across Australian Public Service

Public servants in Indigenous agencies, such as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, tend to be paid less. (ABC News: Clarissa Thorpe)

The lowest-paid public servants will receive a special salary boost under a plan to reduce pay gaps across the Australian Public Service (APS).

The Public Service Commission tabled a proposal on Tuesday to fix "pay fragmentation" — large differences in salaries among staff employed at nominally the same level.