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Dominic Giannini

Confusion over Liberal plan to cut public service

Public service jobs would be on the chopping block if the opposition wins government. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Tens of thousands of public sector workers will need to wait until after the federal election to see if they will still have a job under a coalition government.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton doesn't "think any Australian can say that their lives are easier in terms of their interactions with government agencies because of 36,000 new public servants being employed in Canberra".

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