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Public sector union orders up intellectual assault on Andrews government’s austerity economics

Economy & Industry

The Victorian government’s decision to put the brakes on pay rises and agency budgets is “inexplicable” after the state’s impressive economic performance in recent years,…

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Doyens of the Canberra bubble gather to hear Prime Minister ScoMo give the APS its orders, while Yarralumla fills with sunshine

By Verona Burgess

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If you are a public servant, Scott Morrison's address to the APS was not boring, no matter what absolutely everyone else was predicting and concluding.

Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies

By Stephen Easton

Economy & Industry

A re-elected Morrison government would aim to extract $1.5 billion from departmental budgets over four years, "building to $5 billion over the medium term" to…

Labor's alternative APS: less efficiency cuts, but stop flying around so much

By Stephen Easton

Federal

As well as removing the Australian Public Service staffing cap, a Labor government would forgo nearly $400 million in planned efficiency dividends, cut travel costs…

Labor pledges to replace 2.5% efficiency dividend and spare public sector jobs

By Stephen Easton

News

The federal opposition promises a gentler approach to public sector efficiency if it manages to win Sunday's election. It's been promised before, but Labor thinks…

Efficiency dividend at 1.25-1.5%: broken promise, still a reprieve

By Stephen Easton

News

A budget leak suggests the promise of a 1% efficiency dividend from next July is to be broken. But the rumoured numbers are still a…

WA budget cuts a blunt hit to departments under the pump

By Jason Whittaker

News

The Western Australian government has flagged more cuts to government ranks to repair the budget. A former bureaucrat tells The Mandarin it could strip the…

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Public sector union orders up intellectual assault on Andrews government’s austerity economics

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Doyens of the Canberra bubble gather to hear Prime Minister ScoMo give the APS its orders, while Yarralumla fills with sunshine

Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies

Labor's alternative APS: less efficiency cuts, but stop flying around so much

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Labor pledges to replace 2.5% efficiency dividend and spare public sector jobs

Efficiency dividend at 1.25-1.5%: broken promise, still a reprieve

WA budget cuts a blunt hit to departments under the pump