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Civil Services and Military Retirement Income

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Hazel Bateman and John Piggott

This paper documents developments in public sector pensions in Australia, and reports estimated unfunded liabilities associated with benefits promised to public sector employees.

Australia's experience with public sector pensions is unusual - currently, the defence forces and the judiciary apart, all new entrants to public sector schemes confront defined contribution (DC) plans.

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