Austerity in the public sector: rhetoric over reality?

By Sue Williamson, Michael O'Donnell, Charlotte Yates
Updated May 5 2015 - 12:14pm, first published April 2 2015 - 6:40pm
A number of Australian governments, including Labor governments, have used the blunt instrument of an 'efficiency dividend' to limit spending in the public sector.
A number of Australian governments, including Labor governments, have used the blunt instrument of an 'efficiency dividend' to limit spending in the public sector.

Last week eminent international and Australian academics met in Canberra to discuss government austerity measures being applied to the public sector, their impacts and possible long-term implications.

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