Low-paid ACT government workers lock in 34% pay rise
General service officers and CFMEU members marched on the Legislative Assembly in December 2022, calling for a pay rise. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
The ACT government’s lowest-paid staff will receive wage increases of more than 10 per cent a year over three years after agreeing to a new deal that will push their pay from just under $51,000 a year to more than $68,000.
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
