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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Miriam Webber

Employment department's 1000 contractors 'hypocritical' as public service cracks down on outsourcing

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

Liberal senator Michaelia Cash has slammed the Department of Employment's reliance on 1000 contractors as "hypocritical", as the Albanese government pursues a crackdown on insecure work.

The public sector's struggle to attract highly paid contractors into employment opens up a "can of worms" about its overhaul of workplace laws, Senator Cash said.

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