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Andrew Little: Defence Minister confident boost in pay for personnel in the force will help ease the high numbers retiring

Published: May 8, 2023, 7:28 p.m.

The Defence Minister is confident the boost in pay for personnel in the force, will help ease the high numbers hanging up their boots.

Nearly $420 million has been ring-fenced in the Budget to raise individual workers' earnings by up to $15,000.

It means 90 percent of sailors, soldiers and aviators will be paid at, or close to, market rates for their skills from July.

Andrew Little told Mike Hosking the one-off lump-sum payments dished out in March resulted in many tendered resignations being withdrawn.

He says that indicated that what people are looking for most, is a lift in their pay.

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