And our little PM suggests that pollies deserve the 6.7% pay rise because they have similar levels of responsibility as executives in the private sector.
What a crock. Since when have salaries reflected 'responsibility'.
Pilots would deserve exponentially more money than a fricken truck driver at a mine site hauling rocks for e.g.
The catch phrase is "competitiveness". Pilots love the work, they are(were) a dime a dozen - so they have to be paid peanuts to keep the company competitive.
CEOs like Darth are very rare - so they have to be paid $120,000 net per fortnight - "we need to attract talent, so we pay a competitive salary".
