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15 December, 2014
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Outsourcing push could double promised 12,000 APS job cull
By Julian Bajkowski The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has ratcheted up pressure on the Abbott government to resist a push to hive off thousands of federal public service jobs to multinational outsourcers like Serco and G4S – which it claims is likely to be recommended by the forthcoming National Commission of Audit. The […]
17 December, 2013
CPSU warns Commission of Audit against further job cuts
By Julian Bajkowski The union representing federal public servants has cautioned the Abbott government against instigating a Queensland-style “slash and burn” program of cuts through its National Commission of Audit announced this week. Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) National Secretary, Nadine Flood, said that although the new government “clearly has a mandate to conduct […]
24 October, 2013
More public sector sackings expected in Budget
By Julian Bajkowski Federal public servants are bracing for a fresh round of job cuts after pre-Budget scene setting by the Gillard government confirmed around $580 million savings aim to be extracted from the bureaucratic machinery. The projected savings have triggered warnings from the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) but are understood […]
14 May, 2013
Turnbull declares transfer pricing laws an online revenue dud
By Julian Bajkowski In a strong sign that bipartisan support is mounting for a crackdown on transfer pricing tax schemes, Opposition Communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has come out swinging against multinational technology companies that generate billions of dollars of revenue in Australia but pay proportionally miniscule amounts of tax here through transfer pricing arrangements. The […]
21 February, 2013
Chicago shuts down to cut costs
Closed for the day. The City of Chicago has shut down to cut costs. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Public services in the US City of Chicago were shut down on Monday in an attempt to tackle the city’s massive budget deficit. City hall, libraries, health clinics and senior service centres were closed for the […]
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