Harper Model Of "Government" Goes Down Under; Nearly 500 Fed Environment Jobs To Be Cut IN 3 Yrs
Nearly 500 jobs will be lost at the Federal Department of the Environment over the next three years. Public servants based in Canberra were told at a meeting today that 480 staff will lose their jobs over the next 36 months. They were told 250 of those positions will go by the end of this year.
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), which represents public servants, says the job cuts will affect the department's ability to protect the natural environment.
CPSU national secretary Nadine Flood says the community expects the government to protect iconic environmental assets such as Kakadu, Antarctica and the Great Barrier Reef.
"You need talented experienced people to do that and cutting 480 jobs means fewer people on the ground who are doing that work," she said.
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