Former Australian commissioner Colin Carter criticises the Australian Football League’s head-office executive salaries, calling them “indefensible.” He argues that the pay level for an AFL chief executive is excessive and should be substantially lower.
Carter says an acceptable salary would be around $1.5 million, comparing the role to the compensation level typically associated with a university vice chancellor. The outlets report his view that aligning the AFL chief executive pay with that benchmark would better reflect appropriate remuneration.
Across the coverage, the emphasis remains on Carter’s assessment of executive pay rather than on specific internal AFL pay figures or any decision-making by the league. The reports present the same core claim—his proposed $1.5 million figure and the rationale for it—without detailing a response from AFL management or any formal review process.
