Welcome to today's episode of 'Why the APS really needs to phase out consultants and contractors'... Read more in the Canberra Times: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894417...

First up, Deloitte used AI to write a Government report for that had bogus sources, sparking a refund and new contract rules. Now it seems their correction needs correcting. Once more for those up the back: outsourcing public sector work doesn’t work.

Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The CPSU said the government should be "backing the CSIRO, not forcing them to be penny pinchers. We’ve already seen more than 700 jobs cut from CSIRO, and hundreds more are expected to go.” #auspol #CSIRO www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A disgraced contractor writing a Govt report about how a dodgy tech and the removal of human oversight led to the Robotdebt disaster used dodgy AI to write the report. Irony is dead. And robust public administration will be too unless there are proper AI guardrails in the APS. Read more: gqr.sh/L9YM

After losing the election, the Coalition dropped its plan to slash public services. Now it seems they want to attack the people who access them.

In an increasingly volatile global economy, we need ideas and innovation more ever. So why are CSIRO cutting 100s of research jobs? #auspol

Whether it's inventing game-changers like wi-fi or polymer banknotes, or new agricultural techniques, the CSIRO has a proud history taking our nation forward. In an increasingly volatile global economy, we need ideas and innovation more ever. So why are CSIRO cutting 100s of research jobs? #auspol

The @cpsu.org.au argues the federal government should intervene to stop ongoing CSIRO job cuts, given the current focus on productivity and R&D. We've asked the govt for comment, but they've previously resisted such calls. Story on @information-age.bsky.social: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

CPSU's Melissa Donnelly: "Cuts to CSIRO are cuts to vital research and national capabilities in areas such as health, biosecurity, climate change, and data sciences including artificial intelligence. We are calling on the government to step in and protect CSIRO jobs." #auspol #CSIRO

Q: Should businesses under investigation for misuse of confidential government information be awarded new government contracts? A: Yeah, nah. #auspol

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn. www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn. www.proudtobepublic.org.au/news-blog/wf...

It worked on The Simpsons, let's see if subliminal messaging works here...

Australian Unions welcome the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the wages of around 3 million workers by 3.5% on 1 July.

Despite campaigning to slash at least 41,000 jobs and ban all Work From Home arrangements, the Coalition now wants to 'play nice' with public sector workers and hopes we can all just forgive and forget. #auspol #ausunions

Despite campaigning to slash at least 41,000 jobs and ban all Work From Home arrangements, the Coalition now wants to 'play nice' with public sector workers and hopes we can all just forgive and forget. #auspol #ausunions

Election thumping shows APS can't go backwards now: When he formulated a plan to cut 36,000 jobs from the public service, Peter Dutton thought he'd picked the perfect punching bag. He was dead wrong, writes CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly. #auspol www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

It’s clear the Coalition hasn’t learnt anything from the #ausvotes result yet. Their Northern Territory equivalents are trying to block access to Work From Home for thousands of NT public servants www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content... #ntpol #auspol

Work From Home brawl brewing in NT Unions in the NT have accused the Government of trying to block access to Work From Home for thousands of public sector workers. www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

Don't believe the hype, if Dutton gets in, he will cut, cut and cut. Bad news for jobs and bad news for services. #DontRiskDutton #auspol #ausunions #election2025

Q: What happens when the Coalition cuts public servants? A: Taxpayers get Big Bills from Big Consulting Firms

Coalition election win could cause loss of hundreds of jobs at agency scrutinising aged care mistreatment, modelling says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol #election2025

The @cpsu.org.au has crunched the numbers & based on the most recent data, a 5-year hiring APS freeze would slash: - 12,500 jobs or 42% of Services Australia staff - Almost 1k jobs or 27% of Veterans Affairs staff - 2,070 jobs or 21% of NDIA staff www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content... #auspol

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Cutting jobs, services and workers' rights is in the Coalition's DNA. #DontRiskDutton #Auspol #AusUnions #election2025

Passionate veterans' advocate Sen. Jacqui Lambie reminds Lib Sen. Jane Hume that there are serious and tragic consequences when govts slash public services in areas like DVA. Jane Hume (who said 2 days ago that DVA is overstaffed) claims to have no idea what Jacqui is talking about. #auspol

The Coalition promise another slap in the face for Australia's Veterans. www.themandarin.com.au/289406-union...

Finance minister reveals a further $2bn in savings in Tuesday’s federal budget: Latest round of ‘reprioritised’ spending includes $720m from cuts on consultants, contractors and labour hire as Labor tries to rebuild public service #auspol #election2025 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Dutton’s plan to gut 36k APS jobs is clearly an imitation of Abbott’s policy to slash 12k jobs & we know what happened as a result Almost no agencies outside defence & NIC exempt, an even bigger no of job cuts & huge outsourcing to contractors & consultants www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol

This not a great look for a bloke who is obsessed with cutting so-called government waste. Projecting much, Pete? #auspol #election2025 #dontriskdutton www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?

In today’s @crikey.com.au, I argue against Peter Dutton’s fatwa on public servants. His arguments don’t stack up. And they seem to be cudgels to attack workers rights more broadly. (@cpsu.org.au) www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/10/p...

Coalition Trump copycat Work-From-Home agenda will hit working families: www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...?

In a speech last night, Sen. Jane Hume said the Coalition would force all public sector workers back to the office 5-days-a-week, if they win the election. Hume’s WFH pledge is another sign the Coalition is blindly following Trump’s anti public sector lead. #auspol www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content....

In a speech last night, Sen. Jane Hume said the Coalition would force all public sector workers back to the office 5-days-a-week, if they win the election. Hume’s WFH pledge is another sign the Coalition is blindly following Trump’s anti public sector lead. #auspol www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

In a speech last night, Sen. Jane Hume said the Coalition would force all public sector workers back to the office 5-days-a-week, if they win the election. Hume’s WFH pledge is another sign the Coalition is blindly following Trump’s anti public sector lead. #auspol www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...