Australian State to Pay out $450,000 to Sacked Department Heads

NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns speaks to media the during a press conference at NSW Parliament, Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 23, 2022. Bankstown MP Tania Mihailuk made sensational claims against a selected candidate and was been booted from NSW Labor leader Chris Minns' shadow cabinet. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

New South Wales (NSW) taxpayers will foot more than $1.3 million (US$871,000) in redundancy bills paid to three sacked senior executives after Premier Chris Minns swung the axe through the public service.

The most senior officials in Treasury, Education and Transport will each receive about $450,000 (US$302,000) in payouts after the newly elected government showed them the door within weeks of taking power, adding further strain to the state’s finances.