Tag: contractors

Defence to wear new APS contractor cuts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department will need to find more than $270 million in savings over the next four years as part of the Albanese government’s extended purge of contractors and...

NSW Labor promises to cut govt outsourcing by $1.6bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW Labor will cut government spending on external contractors by 25 per cent and use the $1.6 billion in savings to improve essential services like education and health if...

No further tech contractor cuts planned at Services Aus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Services Australia is planning no further cuts to its technology contractor workforce this year after shedding 1245 workers in late 2022 and standing down more over the Christmas and...

NSW contractor spend doubles to $1.2bn in pandemic

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Spending on contractors at New South Wales’ biggest government agencies has doubled since the start of the pandemic, climbing from just over $600 million to more than $1.2 billion...

Gershon 2.0: Services Aus cuts 1000 tech contractors

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
As many as 1000 technology contractors have been let go at Services Australia amid the federal government’s push to reduce its external workforce and following the end of several...

Contractors surge at Defence amid workforce pressures

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The number of external contractors working at the Department of Defence has grown by 55 per cent since the start of the pandemic, as the ongoing skills shortage takes...