Peter Dutton keeps making the threat to cut 41,000 public service jobs in Canberra. That of course ignores, as the Minister for Finance, Sen Katy Gallagher, said that when in government the Coalition “quietly employed a shadow workforce of 54,000 – costing taxpayers $20 billion in just one year.”
On top of that Dutton wants to work-from-home out of Kirribilli just like Donald Trump often operates out of Mar-a-Lago – Canberra staff would have to re-locate there.
What will that mean?
If Dutton moved into Kirribilli it would mean lots of business for the airlines, the VIP fleet and taxis, moving public servants from Canberra for briefings.
It will also mean more security around Kirribilli. Lots of travel allowance for his personal staff whether they are based in Sydney or Canberra.
It also probably means he would have most Cabinet meetings in Sydney including Expenditure Review, National Security and other cabinet sub-committees – again lots more public servants travelling Canberra to Sydney and back again.
More travel allowances – this time for public servants. Cabinet room facilities would have to be duplicated in Sydney etc.
This happened under Howard and Morrison. It doesn’t reduce costs – it increases them.
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