Let's take a third or even 50% off this bill to compensate for those Public Servants outside bureaucracy who actually perform vital duties with devotion to the well-being of the Nation.
That still leaves an awful lot of Tax Dollars not being turned into revenue unlike Aunty Gina over in WA who employs a lot of people & their families. How many families get employed by the revenue created by bureaucrats ? Not many is my guess !

Got this from ChatGTP
Australia’s total public sector wages bill is $250 billion a year}. This figure encompasses all levels of government (federal, state, and territory) and includes frontline workers like nurses, teachers, and police.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The cost breaks down into the following specific areas:

Broad Public Sector (Federal, State, & Local)
• Total Employees: ~2.6 million people.
• Annual Wage Bill: $250 billion).
• State vs. Federal: State governments account for ~77% of public sector employment, meaning the majority of this cost is driven by state-level services like healthcare, education, and public safety. [1, 2, 3]

Federal (Australian Public Service - APS)
At the federal level alone, the government’s operational expenses—including salaries, training, and office spaces—have reached $114.6 { billion} per year. [1]
• Federal Wage Bill: Federal government employee wages account for roughly $37.3 { billion} of the national total.
• Average Salary: The average federal government employee earns over $100,000 a year}. [1]

Number of NON-PRODUCTIVE'S ON AGED WELFARE for the rest of their lives 2,670,000 annual TAXPAYER HANDOUT $62,200,000,000 add in fringe benefits and its $100,000,000,000 AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX PAID $0!

Pensioners are not non-productive, they keep a large slice of the economy going, particularly in country areas. Their pensions are returned into the economy, many bureaucrat salaries are spent on overseas luxuries & travel. Also, the amount of tax blue collar workers contribute is of greater percentage compared to bureaucrat salaries whose Superannuation is topped up by the Taxpayers to the tune of 17% plus salary sacrifice reduces their tax contribution again & for many, negative gearing also reduces their contributions.
No matter how much the hangers-on attempt to pull the wool over our eyes & how much jargon they use to confuse the manipulating of public monies, the fact remains that wage earners & private enterprise contribute a greater percentage to the coffers out of their pay than bureaucrats do from theirs !

Hi Indy,

"Pensioners are not non-productive, they keep a large slice of the economy going"
YES, I have to agree if it wasn't for all those pensioners down at 'Gods Waiting Room' both the gambling and alcohol industries would go broke, yep very productive.

"Their pensions are returned into the economy"
YES, I have to agree, they come out of the productive economy, and they are returned via 'Gods Waiting Room' see previous comment.

they come out of the productive economy
Paul1405,
So, what are you worried about then, you're not losing anything !

Isn't it odd that Paul1405 only remarks on the old age pensioners "handouts" to which they actually contributed all their working lives. Yet, no mention of incompatible non-productive migrants from his side of the family who don't contribute yet take a bigger slice of the welfare cake than anyone. Add to that the alleged NDIS fraud & immigration rackets & the crime that comes with many as an extra, definitely un-needed benefit to Australian society !