Defence, Centrelink among the '36,000' added jobs in Dutton's crosshairs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Defence, Centrelink among the '36,000' added jobs in Dutton's crosshairs

ABC  

Thousands of the 36,000 public service jobs added under Anthony Albanese are in departments critical to national security and service delivery for Australians, analysis of public service data has revealed. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to cut public service "waste" if he wins the federal election, and has cited the growth of the public service by 36,000 since Labor took office in 2022 as wasteful, inflationary and a "recipe to please the unions". 5,700 national security jobs among larger public service workforce Analysis of the new positions created since 2022 shows the vast majority are directly connected to key public service agencies. Finance and Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher told the ABC if thousands of jobs were cut it would cause a "return to worse services, expensive consultants and the era of Robodebt". "No matter what he says, you just can't cut 20 per cent of the public service without cutting the services that people rely on every day like Medicare and the pension," Senator Gallagher said.

Labor Services Jobs Service Department Public Federal Dutton Added Peter Dutton Mr Dutton  jobs  centrelink  service  36000  dutton  defence  public  services  federal  mr  duttons  crosshairs  added  department

History of this topic

UK Will Slash Civil Service Jobs and Use AI to Boost Efficiency
2 weeks, 3 days ago

UK Will Slash Civil Service Jobs and Use AI to Boost Efficiency

Live Mint  

-- The UK will slash the number of civil servants and use artificial intelligence to boost efficiency in the government, a senior cabinet minister said on Sunday. “The central civil service would and can become smaller,” Pat McFadden said in a BBC television interview on Sunday ahead of major reforms of Whitehall that will be unveiled this week. The shake-up …

Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil servant jobs in bid to make 'efficiency savings'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil servant jobs in bid to make 'efficiency savings'

Daily Mail  

More than 10,000 civil servant jobs could be axed as ministers scramble to try to make savings demanded by Rachel Reeves. Job cuts are now inevitable, it was reported last night, after the Chancellor ordered departments to find 5 per cent ‘efficiency savings’ in the spending review launched this week. ‘The number of civil servants in the past few years …

Australian Public Service shed thousands of employees before the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them short when they most needed staff
4 years, 8 months ago

Australian Public Service shed thousands of employees before the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them short when they most needed staff

ABC  

Two government agencies shed thousands of jobs just before the coronavirus pandemic unfolded, leaving them short-staffed when they most needed labour. Key points: The Australian Public Service has lost 21,400 staff since the 2013 election, and now employs 144,700 people The Australian Public Service has lost 21,400 staff since the 2013 election, and now employs 144,700 people Records show there …

Discover Related