After reading this I now understand why Australia is becoming unaffordable.

Building site lollipop lady gets paid a staggering $130,000 a year - more than TWICE what most nurses are paid

Traffic controller earning $130,000 for a job that requires two day's training
'Lollipop lady', from Sydney Amy Dowsett is raking in the handsome salary
'When I tell other people how much I earn, they say: ''Where do I sign up''?'
Employees on non-union contracts earn around half of Ms Dowsett's salary

A Sydney traffic controller is earning a whopping $130,000 for a job that requires just two day's training.

'Lollipop lady' Amy Dowsett is raking in the handsome salary, roughly double that of a nurse's annual income, thanks to the construction boom and the industry's union.

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union member earns over $40 an hour and also receives a $45 per day travel allowance and a $22 meal allowance.

Depending on the size of the project, she is also paid a site allowance of between $2.10 and $3.95 per hour.

And if she works more than 10 hours at her Penrith building site, she receives double time.

Employees on non-CFMEU contracts earn significantly less, around half of Ms Dowsett's salary.

'It's standover tactics. What the CFMEU makes employers pay is a farce,' one company owner, who didn't want to be named, told the paper.

Brian Parker, the union's NSW state secretary, said the salary is justified, adding that some traffic controllers are earning up to $180,000 per year.

'They stand outside all day in all sorts of weather and they cop abuse from the public,' he said.

Mr Parker said under a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement many workers like Ms Dowsett will receive a 3.5 per cent pay rise in a few months' time.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5209121/Sydney-lollipop-lady-earns-shocking-130-000-year.html

With just 2 minutes training she put down $900 on Bitcoin in January.
Traffic in cybers went to $ 25000 then $17000 after a stop sign. The site is building again on multi-level backed by Asian funding and lollies.

And your point is?

Harry Triguboff. Property developer, Meriton, estimated wealth $11.43 billion

If this worker saves all her income and pays no tax for the next 8,792 years she will be as rich as Harry.

Shows what a good union the CFMEU is for its members.

and it shews just how silly it is not to belong to a Union.

Two fools from the Coalition cost the taxpayer millions in by-elections and they had no training at all. will they foot the bill for their stupidity, I think not.

We could go on about this sort of thing all day. Remember the 7/11 rip off, work 40 hours get paid for 20. Many are still waiting for what they are owed.

Closer to home, my son is a State Transit bus driver, working this afternoon and night, will make $500/$600 before tax, but has to give up time with his 3 kids to do it, to pay the bills.

Good on ya Issy. Merry Xmas and a happy new year.

I wonder how much our Independent politicians earn?

People like Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson, Derryn Hinch?
Just to name a few.

What training have them had for their jobs?