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Australian Opposition Plans to Send Public Servants Back to Office 5 Days a Week

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he won’t tolerate a position where taxpayers were seeing public servants in Canberra ’refuse to go to work.’
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Australian Opposition Plans to Send Public Servants Back to Office 5 Days a Week
The Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 4, 2024. Jessie Zhang/The Epoch Times
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
3/3/2025|Updated: 3/4/2025
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A Dutton Coalition government says it will be asking federal public servants to return to working in the office five days per week.

Shadow Minister for Finance Jane Hume outlined the plan during a speech to the Menzies Research Institute on March 3.

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Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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