MP's Wages Up - Workers Offered Less
Western Australia's politicians, judges and senior public servants will receive pay rises prompting calls for the Government to revise its offer to the State's 30,000 public servants. Under a ruling by the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal, Members of Parliament will receive a flat increase of $5,585, meaning the Premier's salary will increase by 1.6 per cent, and a backbencher's will rise by 3.8 per cent. The change brings a backbencher's salary to $154,223 per annum. A 2.5 per cent increase will be applied to the salaries of the state judiciary, while senior public servants will receive