Anthony Albanese has been branded a ‘hypocrite’ after footage of him criticising a pay rise given to the Governor-Common again in 2003 resurfaced.
It comes after information broke this week that the present governor-general, Sam Mostyn, shall be given a $200,000 pay rise, taking her annual pay to $709,017.
The bottom wage is a large improve on the $495,000 paid to the outgoing head of state David Hurley, and has angered many, particularly amid the price of residing disaster.
In footage that has now circulated from parliament in June, 2003, Mr Albanese was seen questioning a $55,000 pay rise given to the then governor-general, Michael Jeffery, as a part of the Governor-Common Modification Invoice 2003.
‘The governor-general will obtain a $55,000 pay rise or greater than $1,000 per week,’ Mr Albanese stated in parliament on the time.
Anthony Albanese has been branded a ‘hypocrite’ after footage of him criticising a pay rise given to the Governor-Common again in 2003 resurfaced
‘There is a large distinction with common Australians and common Australians shall be involved a couple of invoice rising the wage of $55,000 in a single hit.
‘As a result of in distinction, 1.7 million low-paid staff had been awarded a pay rise of $15 to $17 per week within the newest industrial relations security web wage case.’
The footage has circulated on social media, with many declaring the ‘irony’ in Mr Albanese’s angle in the direction of the pay rise then and now.
‘This hasn’t aged effectively has it? Oh, the hypocrisy!’ one wrote.
‘If it wasn’t so outrageous, it could be humorous,’ stated one other.
‘Hypocrisy all proper,’ one stated.
Legal guidelines had been launched to federal parliament on Monday that may lock within the wage of Ms Mostyn.
The incoming governor-general’s wage shall be larger as a result of Ms Mostyn doesn’t already gather Commonwealth funds, such because the navy pensions obtained by Mr Hurley following his service within the defence pressure.
The governor-general’s wage is set by the estimated common wage of the chief justice of the Excessive Court docket, and isn’t elevated for components like inflation in the course of the time period.
It comes after information broke this week that the present governor-general, Sam Mostyn, shall be given a $200,000 pay rise, taking her annual pay to $709,017
‘It’s regular apply for the governor-general’s remuneration to be set barely above the estimated common wage of the Chief Justice of the Excessive Court docket,’ a spokesman for the Division of Prime Minister and Cupboard stated.
‘The wage of the governor-general is ready earlier than they take up workplace and, beneath the structure, can’t be altered throughout their time period of workplace.’
It comes because the PM and different federal politicians will every obtain a 3.5 per cent pay improve from July 1, as introduced by The Remuneration Tribunal, an unbiased physique that units the pay of federal politicians and bureaucrats.
The pay bump will see Mr Albanese take house $607,471 a yr, a lift from $586,929.
Opposition chief Peter Dutton obtained a $25,000 pay rise and now sits on a wage of $432,239.
Division of Prime Minister and Cupboard secretary Glyn Davis – the highest-paid public servant – will get an additional $34,202, placing him on $1,011,402 a yr.
