Page 2972 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 14 August 2013

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Leave granted.

MR BARR: I move:

(1) Omit paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), substitute:

“(b) the number of full-time equivalent staff in the ACT Public Service has increased in recent years. The actual for each year has been reported as follows:

(i) 18 419—2011-2012;

(ii) 17 741—2010-2011;

(iii) 16 995—2009-2010; and

(iv) 16 721—2008-2009;

(d) the alternative approach of Liberal State and Territory governments is to reduce the size of the public service, including recent cuts of:

(i) 12 800 staff in Queensland;

(ii) 10 000 staff in New South Wales;

(iii) 4 200 staff in Victoria; and

(iv) 1 000 staff in Western Australia;

(e) that the Commonwealth Shadow Treasurer supports reducing the size of the public service in Canberra by 12 000. This was confirmed in his recent statement that ‘If you want to start with cuts we have said we will cut 12 000 public servants out of Canberra. That is the starting point.’; and

(f) the Assembly is concerned at any major job losses in the Commonwealth Public Service—especially those in the ACT;”.

(2) Omit paragraph (2), substitute:

“(2) reaffirms its support and respect for the ACT and Federal public service.”.

To be clear, this is the audited information on the level of employment within the ACT public service going back over the last five years, so any suggestion there has been a reduction in the number of public servants employed by the ACT government is wrong. That is a fact, a fact you need to acknowledge, Mr Hanson. You need to acknowledge it, and I look forward to your support for the amendments because they state the facts about public sector employment in the ACT.

Mr Hanson: Where are the facts about 10,000 federal public job losses?

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