In that press conference Hume was asked about the number of Canberra public servants and said:

There was around 110,000 or so in the middle of 2024. In 2024, before the majority of the increase has occurred. There was around 110,000 public servants in Canberra.

So that is the figure they are using to justify cutting all 41,000 public servants from Canberra.

But the problem is, she is wrong. Because the actual number of public servants is about 68,000. The number that Hume is using includes ALL government employees – so that is defence, Australia Post, the ABC etc.

So unless the Coalition is going to cut ADF personnel, then Hume is wrong.