Media Release.
Opposition
Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says news of the Newman Government’s
latest sackings makes a mockery of the Premier’s promise in December
2012 of no more job cuts.
“The
Premier has today said he preferred being Lord Mayor of Brisbane, so
maybe his own job is the next that should be vacated if his heart is not
in it,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
“A
half-hearted Premier means half-hearted decision-making which could
explain the shoddy decisions we have seen lately in terms of new laws
that risk being knocked over in court challenges.”
Ms Palaszczuk said already this week we have seen reports of 30 jobs going in the Department of Environment and Heritage.
“Now there is news of 60 RoadTek workers in Brisbane being fired,” she said.
“The
centrepiece of the Newman Government’s first State Budget in September
last year was its 14,000 job cuts, which the Opposition believes is now
closer to 17,000 full-time-equivalent jobs."
“Following
that in December last year the Premier made a commitment that there
would be ‘absolutely’ no more public sector job cuts."
“But
since then we have seen more jobs go. This week there are more and there
will be more in the pipeline as the LNP’s privatisation and outsourcing
agenda kicks in."
“I
warn all other Australians to brace for similar tactics from the Abbott
Government as it sets up its own version of the Costello Audit that has
been driving mass sackings and cuts to frontline services in our
state,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
For Premier’s December 2012 comments see:
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