EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 11 MIN
Close to 9000 public servant jobs to go over next 3 years
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Nearly nine-thousand public servants are in line to lose their jobs over the next three years - as a result of cuts to the public service in the coming Budget. The seismic shake-up - outlined in a pre-Budget speech today - will come as a result of merging a suite of ministries - yet to be determined - with the goal of saving an average 600 million dollars a year. But the coalition parties aren't all aligned. Craig McCulloch reports.
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