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Australia news live: top 100 CEOs bank 16% pay rise; Husic warns Labor over Gaza policy

Chief executives of Australia’s 100 biggest companies earned a median $4.8m in the 2025 financial year. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA top union has warned Australians their tax time phone calls to tax office employees are being directed to lower...

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by Nick Visser (now)
Australia news live: top 100 CEOs bank 16% pay rise; Husic warns Labor over Gaza policy

Chief executives of Australia’s 100 biggest companies earned a median $4.8m in the 2025 financial year. Follow today’s news live

A top union has warned Australians their tax time phone calls to tax office employees are being directed to lower-paid workers at outsourced call centres.

The Australian Taxation Office is set to face landmark “same job, same pay” hearings in the coming month, with a call centre worker saying his outsource colleagues were paid up to 40% less than their public service counterparts.

These outsourced call centre workers are doing the same job as their ATO counterparts, but with worse pay and conditions. . …

Right now, millions of Australians are doing their taxes. They need to know they are talking to fully trained and trusted public sector employees – not outsourced workers being underpaid by profit-driven firms.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Nick Visser (now).

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