State on the Hook for Extra $93m as Umpire Orders Award Pay Lift The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has handed down a decision that will leave taxpayers with an additional $93 million burden. The 4.
75% pay lift awarded to various public sector workers is expected to exacerbate existing pressures on the state's budget, which already faces a significant $40 billion wages bill.
This development is particularly noteworthy given the Queensland government's recent credit rating downgrade due to "weaker budgetary performance.