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Australias Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is reducing its workforce through voluntary redundancies, aiming to align with tighter funding and shifting priorities. This move comes as the Australian Public Service braces for next months federal budget, with other departments like Education and Social Services also implementing cuts. Public servants face fiscal discipline, with Labor pushing for up to five percent budget reductions. Recent data shows progress in curbing outside spending, with a fifty-four million dollar drop in consultants, contractors, and labor hire. Savings pledges total six point eight billion dollars over four years, indicating further adjustments to balance cost pressures and priorities.

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