Australia’s privacy watchdog has lost more than 30 per cent of its workforce in less than six months thanks to a budget cut that has triggered morale issues among the remaining staff left to pick up the pieces.
The Office of the Australian Information Commission (OAIC) began its “organisation redesign” in the back half of 2024 after more than $11 million in government funding rolled off.
The restructure, which has seen the agency adopt a greater focus on enforcement, was expected to bring the agency’s Average Staffing Level down to 165 when it came into effect in mid-November.
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