Hundreds of jobs to go at Home Affairs amid 'financial pressures'
The Home Affairs department is initiating a voluntary redundancy program that will result in hundreds of job losses. This decision comes as the Albanese government seeks to manage financial pressures and has not allocated additional funding for wage agreements. Further budget cuts are anticipated in the upcoming May budget.
- ▪The Home Affairs department is expected to shed hundreds of jobs as part of a voluntary redundancy drive.
- ▪The Albanese government has not provided extra funding for new wage agreements, leading to budget constraints.
- ▪The redundancy process is open to all eligible staff, with the number of redundancies likely to be in the hundreds, but fewer than 1,000.
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- ▪ Hundreds of Home Affairs jobs to be cut in budget squeeze — The Sydney Morning Herald
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Hundreds of jobs to go at Home Affairs department in voluntary redundancy driveBy economics reporter Tom CrowleyTopic:Public SectorWed 29 Apr 2026 at 7:37amWed 29 Apr 2026 at 7:37amWed 29 Apr 2026 at 7:37amThe Australian Border Force is included in the voluntary redundancy round. (ABC: Avani Dias)In short: The Home Affairs department has opened a voluntary redundancy round, with hundreds of jobs expected to go.The Albanese government squeezed departmental budgets when it decided not to allocate extra funding to cover new wage agreements.What's next?Further savings are expected in the May budget.abc.net.au/news/hundreds-of-jobs-set-to-go-at-home-affairs/106618982Link copiedShareShare articleThe mammoth government department responsible for immigration, customs and national security will…
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