On ABC Q&A last night, Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed that Canberra is on his hit-list if the Coalition ever wins government, with 12,000 jobs to go.
So much for Liberal Party claims recently that they would only get rid of 12,000 public servants by 'natural attrition'.
TONY JONES: Well, would you be disbanding this department if it's a department that puts out false figures for political reasons? I mean, you are talking about getting rid of 12,000 civil servants.
JOE HOCKEY: Yeah. Well the Department of Climate Change will be pretty high up the list for very close scrutiny.
TONY JONES: You mean, you'll be thinking of disbanding it.
JOE HOCKEY: Yep.
So much for Liberal Party claims recently that they would only get rid of 12,000 public servants by 'natural attrition'.
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