Majority of staff who leave public sector each year have essential jobs, meaning the Coalition will have to replace them or break election promiseElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition cannot meet its target of downsizing government roles by 41,000 over the next five years without losing positions in departments it has pledged to protect, a Guardian Australia analysis shows.Peter Dutton walked back his pledge to immediately reverse 41,000 jobs, if elected, from the public service on Monday, vowing instead to reduce numbers through “natural attrition” over a five-year period in his bid to wind back “wasteful spending”.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/07/peter-dutton-coalition-public-service-job-cuts-target
Author : Sarah Basford Canales
Publish date : 2025-04-07 06:07:00
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Coalition can’t downsize public service by 41,000 in five years without losing frontline roles, analysis shows
