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Senator Critical as Federal Public Service Budget Blows out by Nearly $1 Billion

ABS figures reveal the total federal government payroll rose to $40.8 billion in the 2024–25 financial year.
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Senator Critical as Federal Public Service Budget Blows out by Nearly $1 Billion
Tourists visit Parliament House of Australia in Canberra, Australia, on May 04, 2019. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Government staffing budgets were the subject of scrutiny at a recent Senate sitting.

Liberal Senator Jessica Collins cited analysis by the Australian Financial Review showing staffing budgets had blown-out by $841 million (US$546 million) in the previous year.

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Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].