The government will cut another 3,000 to 4,500 jobs in coming years

The Australian Financial Review reports that “it is unusual for a government to go into an election badly at odds with its workforce. But make no mistake: federal public servants are not, at present, a happy bunch. (…) The national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union, Nadine Flood, says "public services have suffered because 18,000 jobs have been cut and funding has been slashed. The latest budget confirms the government will cut another 3,000 to 4,500 jobs in coming years and press ahead with plans to further outsource and privatize public services including Medicare.”