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Bureaucrat bloat is crushing Australia’s productivity

Luke Kinsella at The AFR has written a fantastic report on the rising number of federal public servants under the Albanese government. Australia’s federal public service has grown dramatically under the Albanese government—up 23% or around 36,700 staff since 2022. The APS is expanding by 28 new staff per day, reaching 195,847 employees by December The post Bureaucrat bloat is crushing Australia’s…

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