Coalition proposes ‘migrating’ public servants to regions in last-minute tweak to plan to slash workforce

Just a day before the federal election, the Coalition revealed plans to cut public service jobs by moving them to regional areas due to attrition, with a focus on reducing positions in Canberra but risking loss of essential roles. The government aims to achieve $17.2 billion in savings by cutting 41,000 positions over five years, excluding defense and frontline services, while Labor argues the Coalition's workforce figures differ significantly from their own.