Public Service Jobs, WFH on the Line as Poll Battle Lines Form

Public Service Jobs, WFH on the Line as Poll Battle Lines Form
Commuters make their way through Martin Place Metro Station in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Public servants are on the Coalition’s chopping block and those working from home are being told to go back to the office as the major parties draw up election battle lines.

Some 36,000 workers will be axed under a Coalition government, Opposition Finance Spokeswoman Jane Hume confirmed, vowing to bring the public service headcount back to pre-2022 levels.