Scott Morrison gets a $10,000 pay rise on top of his $538,460
Federal MPs have been granted a 2 per cent pay rise from July 1, just as 700,000 retail and hospitality workers are set to have their penalty rates cut.
The independent Remuneration Tribunal said in its decision - which relates to all public offices in its jurisdiction including federal judges and public servants - it had taken into account economic restraint, lower wage growth more broadly and the government's public sector workplace bargaining policy.
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