Parkinson's Law says that the number of new bureaucrats in a department is inversely proportional to the number of reports produced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law#Formula

In line with Indyvidual's 12% pay increase comment it seems that perhaps the number of reports produced also follows an inverse law with pay rise.

Perhaps Departments should sack the HR Commentariat/ Commissariat.

while their productivity increase has been a BIG FAT ZERO!
Paul1405,
Amoeba, you should consider the fact that old age pensioners are the ones who keep the local economy going more than the bureaudroids who stash all their income. The pensioners spend money they receive from their 50 year+ contribution. The bureaudroids who produce nothing also spend nothing here but they spend their A$ mostly in Asian countries on super cheap holidays.

Indy,

We should return to the good old days, and wind old aged welfare back to its original level of 1909....ONE DOLLAR A WEEK!

What's this about, "The pensioners spend money they receive from their 50 year+ contribution." You said you got the sack from the public service for incompetence when Gough came to power in 72, yep that's 50 years+ on welfare.

Why are you calling me "Amoeba" that's insulting I only call you Indy short for your nick. Anyway they are opening a 'Gods Waiting Room' in Bali so Asian holiday for you