Saturday Magazine

8 Feb 2025

Saturday 8th February, 2025: Job Cuts to Public Service Under Dutton, Andrew Podger, Hon. Prof. Public Policy, Australian National University

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Macca and Paul talk to

“Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his commitment to sack thousands of public servants if he’s elected prime minister.

Dutton has again highlighted the “wasteful” 36,000 increase in public service jobs under Labor, which he says has made the Australian Public service “bloated and inefficient”.

While there is considerable political hyperbole and Trumpian allusions in Dutton’s statements, there are areas where legitimate savings could be made by whoever wins the coming election. That includes a second-term Albanese government, which would need to find efficiencies to offset promised wage increases”

https://theconversation.com/peter-dutton-is-promising-to-slash-the-public-service-voters-wont-know-how-many-jobs-are-lost-until-after-the-election-248897

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7 Mar 2026

Saturday, 7th March, 2026: Neil Mitchell, Veteran Australian Journalist and Broadcaster, Kyle and Jackie-O Meltdown and Where Radio is Heading in 2026

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Veteran Australian Journalist and Broadcaster, Neil Mitchell, best known for his dominant 34-year career at Melbourne talkback station 3AW, joins ...

7 Mar 2026

Saturday, 7th March, 2026: Arunn Jegan, Humanitarian Affairs Lead – Médecins Sans Frontières; the “Insidious Normalisation of Horror” in Gaza and Israel’s blockade of Humanitarian Aid

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Macca and Kenny talk to Arunn Jegan, Humanitarian Affairs Lead - Médecins Sans Frontières, (Doctors Without Borders); about the "Insidious ...

7 Mar 2026

Saturday, 7th March, 2026: Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow, US Study Centre, Do most Americans support the Iran action? AG Pam Bondi to testify on Epstein + Trump fires Kristy Noem

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  Bruce Wolpe is a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre. Bruce is a regular contributor on US ...