{
  "id": 19049430,
  "title": "Public service jobs continue to bloat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/public-service-jobs-continue-to-bloat",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-09T00:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/11/public-service-jobs-continue-to-bloat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The quality of policymaking and public service delivery has arguably worsened across Australia, despite the growth in public sector employment at both the federal and state levels. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released data on the public sector showing that the total number of public sector jobs rose by 2.3% between June 2025 The post Public service jobs continue to bloat…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}