☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 29 🗳️</p><p>“A re-elected <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Albanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albanese</span></a> government says it would find a further $6.4bn in savings by continuing to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/slash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slash</span></a> the federal government’s use of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/consultants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consultants</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LabourHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourHire</span></a> firms and ensuring <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PublicServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServants</span></a> do more core <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> themselves.</p><p>The savings were announced as part of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a>’s <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/costings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>costings</span></a> by the treasurer, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JimChalmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimChalmers</span></a>, who also downplayed a warning from global rating agency S&P that big <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> election commitments could put Australia’s treasured <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AAADebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AAADebt</span></a> rating at risk.”</p><p>Public servants VS Consultants. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ALP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/28/labor-releases-election-promise-costings-including-saving-of-64bn-from-cutting-more-consultants" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/28/labor-releases-election-promise-costings-including-saving-of-64bn-from-cutting-more-consultants</span></a>></p>