Australian federal politicians awarded 3.5% pay rise by independent tribunal
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6NJRB)
Anthony Albanese will take home $607,471 a year from July - up from $586,929 - while Peter Dutton will receive $432,239
Members of Australia's federal parliament and other public officer holders will pocket thousands more each year from July after the independent remuneration tribunal announced a 3.5% wage rise.
The decision by the Remuneration Tribunal, an independent body that determines the pay of federal politicians and bureaucrats, will mean backbench MPs will now take home about $233,643 a year - up from $225,742 the previous year - or about $4,493 a week before tax.
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