[LINK] $300,000+ a year?

[Tom Worthington]

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Although a strong NBN-via-fibre supporter (even though living in our 
> non-NBN-fibre country town), 51 @ $300,000+ does seem quite generous. ...

$300,000 PA doesn't sound an excessive salary for a project of the 
scale, importance and difficulty of the NBN. So far the NBN people have 
done a difficult job well.

Contrast this with defence procurement: at the moment most of the
submarines are in for repairs and none of the amphibious transport ships
are seaworthy (Australia has now bought a second hand ship from the UK 
at a bargain basement price to fill the gap). This situation is going to 
get worse, with Australia having to keep up with an an arms race under 
way in the Indian Ocean and East Asia.

ps: The NBN is not separate from the arms race. Part of the investment 
in the region is in cyber warfare. The NBN will be a legitimate target 
for attack and a very attractive one, due to its size and importance.


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