An audit of the Australian Public Service workforce has found that $20.8 billion was spent hiring tens of thousands of external contractors and consultants in the 2021-22 financial year, most of which saw the Liberal-National Coalition in power.
abc.net.au/news/public-service-audit-reveals-21-billion-consultant-bill/102312730An audit of the Australian Public Service workforce has found close to $21 billion was spent hiring tens of thousands of external contractors and consultants in the final year of the former Liberal-National Coalition being in power.
It found there were roughly 54,000 full time-equivalent roles being filled by external workers, on top of the 144,000 staff directly employed in the APS.Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, who commissioned the audit, said it revealed a very expensive "shadow workforce" within the public service. "The Morrison government maintained its artificial cap on public servant numbers, promoting a mirage of efficiency, but were at the same time spending almost $21 billion of public money on a shadow workforce that was deliberately kept secret," she said.
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