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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Miriam Webber

How four more secretaries could break the million-dollar pay barrier

Public service bosses on pay deals of more than $1 million a year show the salary scheme for department secretaries is "not fit for purpose", the main public sector union says.

The Remuneration Tribunal is reviewing remuneration for secretaries after it acknowledged strong public interest in annual pay packets that have risen far beyond what was originally intended.

Community and Public Sector Union national secretary Melissa Donnelly says secretary salaries should be more comparable with pay for top state public servants. Picture by Karleen Minney
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