‘Bloodbath’: Allan gov set to slash thousands of jobs

Email Workers at Victorian government agencies and departments are bracing for mass cuts, with fears more than 6500 public servants could lose their jobs. It comes after a wages bill blowout of almost $3bn in just one year.

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