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The Newcastle Herald's Opinion, Friday, May 29, 2020: NSW public servants were already on pay cap before year-long coronavirus freeze

May 29 2020 - 12:30am
 Nurses taking part in a NSW Nurses and Midwives Association union protest outside Kurri Kurri Hospital on Thursday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted suggestions he should follow NZ's lead and cut the pay of federal politicians, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian this week unveiled a 12 month pay freeze for state public servants, matching a corresponding move announced in April by the federal government. Main picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Nurses taking part in a NSW Nurses and Midwives Association union protest outside Kurri Kurri Hospital on Thursday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted suggestions he should follow NZ's lead and cut the pay of federal politicians, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian this week unveiled a 12 month pay freeze for state public servants, matching a corresponding move announced in April by the federal government. Main picture: Max Mason-Hubers

On April 12, New Zealand PM Jacinda Adern attracted international attention by announcing a six-month pay cut of 20 per cent for herself, her ministry and the country's public sector chief executives.

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