579,
how about a reply ?

I have no idea what public servants get paid, I say your figures would be for the few at the top end.
Not the normal joe.
To worry about public servants, first you would want to know where they are and doing what.
They are not there for no reason.
Everybody in the workforce pay tax , buy houses, etc. So i am not sure what you are implying. Is there people there that should not be there.
How would trimming numbers assist the economy. Australia right now is very busy, business is going through change and getting ready for the new economy. Mining is expanding. A shift in retail toward on line.
Australia must provide what the citizens want.
Auto makers have got to rethink what the market requires.

579,
I concede that you're living where the misappropriation & mismanagement is not as visible as in the North.

I have no idea what public servants get paid,
579,
It's not only what they get paid, it's also about what they cost us & what we get for our tax dollars spent on them.
You'd need a strong heart to read up on it, especially on the hidden reports.

The carbon price has not done any damage to the coal exporters up 64 %
When the noalition eventually puts some policies out to breath we can be judges, until then it is useless taking polls, because no one knows what they are voting for. And properly costed of course.
Lets not forget the pledges in blood, even though public opinion is shifting.
Unless you know exactly know what work the servants are doing, You can't say it's not necessary. The victorian coalition govt; are downsizing by 5000 public servants, by voluntary redundancy.
I think they sack the ones at the top and reemploy at the bottom. sounds good but is the numbers really downsized.
How can u just find that many in excess.

Of course, Individual, you'll no doubt be citing quotes from these 'hidden' reports, to back up your assertions.
No? What a surprise.
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au