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Australian Public Service grew rapidly during COVID-19 lockdown, though most new jobs were temporary – ABC News
The Tax Office and Services Australia employed most of the new recruits after job cuts had left them short-staffed when the coronavirus crisis hit — but most ne…
The federal bureaucracy added almost 6,000 staff to its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic as it scrambled to support Australia’s ailing economy.
Key points:
- The Australian Public Service (APS) gained 5,770 staff in the first half of this year
- Most of the new employees are on temporary contracts
- The jobs boom follows years of staff cuts as government agencies relied instead on labour-hire firms
The Federal Government’s main service agencies the Tax Office…
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