Public Service Staffing Costs Surge in Australia
Update: 2025-11-28
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Staffing costs in Australias Public Service have surged under the current government, with sixteen departments and two agencies expected to exceed eighteen billion dollars this financial year. This increase is primarily due to recent wage hikes from enterprise bargaining agreements. Notable rises include the Department of Social Services with a twenty percent jump, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry with a nineteen percent increase, and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing with an eighteen percent rise. The Australian Public Service Commissions report revealed a record number of public servants, totaling one hundred ninety-eight thousand five hundred twenty-nine. In response, the Finance Department has asked agencies to find savings of up to five percent, with economist Chris Richardson suggesting job reductions may be inevitable due to locked-in pay rises and rising wage bills.
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