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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · 16h

First up, Deloitte used AI to write a Government report for that had bogus sources, sparking a refund and new contract rules. Now it seems their correction needs correcting. Once more for those up the back: outsourcing public sector work doesn’t work.

CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · 2d

Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · 3d

The CPSU said the government should be "backing the CSIRO, not forcing them to be penny pinchers. We’ve already seen more than 700 jobs cut from CSIRO, and hundreds more are expected to go.” #auspol #CSIRO www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding

CEO Doug Hilton says the agency’s budget allocation ‘has not kept up with the cost of doing science’

www.theguardian.com

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · 9d

A disgraced contractor writing a Govt report about how a dodgy tech and the removal of human oversight led to the Robotdebt disaster used dodgy AI to write the report. Irony is dead. And robust public administration will be too unless there are proper AI guardrails in the APS. Read more: gqr.sh/L9YM

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · 28d

www.themandarin.com.au/299559-galla...?

Gallagher criticises opposition's view of Australians who rely on APS

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says Sussan Ley's economic vision mirrors policies voters already rejected, with cuts to services back on the table.

www.themandarin.com.au

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · 28d

After losing the election, the Coalition dropped its plan to slash public services. Now it seems they want to attack the people who access them.

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 14

In an increasingly volatile global economy, we need ideas and innovation more ever. So why are CSIRO cutting 100s of research jobs? #auspol

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 14

Whether it's inventing game-changers like wi-fi or polymer banknotes, or new agricultural techniques, the CSIRO has a proud history taking our nation forward. In an increasingly volatile global economy, we need ideas and innovation more ever. So why are CSIRO cutting 100s of research jobs? #auspol

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Tom Williams, tech journo 👨‍💻 @its-tom-williams.bsky.social · Aug 8

The @cpsu.org.au argues the federal government should intervene to stop ongoing CSIRO job cuts, given the current focus on productivity and R&D.

We've asked the govt for comment, but they've previously resisted such calls.

Story on @information-age.bsky.social: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

'Hundreds more' CSIRO job cuts expected in 2025

Staff union calls for government intervention.

ia.acs.org.au

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 14

CPSU's Melissa Donnelly: "Cuts to CSIRO are cuts to vital research and national capabilities in areas such as health, biosecurity, climate change, and data sciences including artificial intelligence. We are calling on the government to step in and protect CSIRO jobs." #auspol #CSIRO

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 14

Q: Should businesses under investigation for misuse of confidential government information be awarded new government contracts?
A: Yeah, nah.

#auspol

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 7

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?

CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 7

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn. www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Aug 7

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn. www.proudtobepublic.org.au/news-blog/wf...

Cutting CSIRO jobs put ‘smart’ future at risk — Proud to be public

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn.

www.proudtobepublic.org.au

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Australian Unions @australianunions.bsky.social · May 29

It worked on The Simpsons, let's see if subliminal messaging works here...

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Australian Unions @australianunions.bsky.social · Jun 3

Australian Unions welcome the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the wages of around 3 million workers by 3.5% on 1 July.

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Jun 3

Despite campaigning to slash at least 41,000 jobs and ban all Work From Home arrangements, the Coalition now wants to 'play nice' with public sector workers and hopes we can all just forgive and forget.
#auspol #ausunions

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · Jun 3

Despite campaigning to slash at least 41,000 jobs and ban all Work From Home arrangements, the Coalition now wants to 'play nice' with public sector workers and hopes we can all just forgive and forget.
#auspol #ausunions

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CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union @cpsu.org.au · May 27

Election thumping shows APS can't go backwards now:
When he formulated a plan to cut 36,000 jobs from the public service, Peter Dutton thought he'd picked the perfect punching bag. He was dead wrong, writes CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly. #auspol www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

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Osmond Chiu (赵明佑) @redrabbleroz.bsky.social · May 27

It’s clear the Coalition hasn’t learnt anything from the #ausvotes result yet. Their Northern Territory equivalents are trying to block access to Work From Home for thousands of NT public servants www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content... #ntpol #auspol

Work From Home brawl brewing in NT

www.cpsu.org.au

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