With a jobs market showing signs of “weakening” and “very sluggish growth” in the nation, now “is not the time take the axe through the public services in any major way', according to Sky News host Tom Connell. Credlin
With a jobs market showing signs of “weakening” and “very sluggish growth” in the nation, now “is not the time take the axe through the public services in any major way", according to Sky News host Tom Connell.
Scott Morrison has swung an axe through the public service, on Thursday, cutting four departments as part of the biggest shake-up in decades. Five departmental bosses will also be shown the door, and the prime minister won't rule out further job cuts down the track. “It was interesting that we weren’t really ready for this change,” Mr Connell told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “I think some of the interesting reception comes from people who used to be in the public service.
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