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Return of the ‘consultocracy’ – how cutting public service jobs to save costs usually backfires

History suggests the new NZ government’s pledge to cut budgets and jobs in the public sector will cost more in the long run – and damage morale in the process.
Care services should be about providing our most vulnerable citizens with safe homes. MMD Made my dreams | Shutterstock

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem

State-funded schools are not allowed to be operated as profit-making entities. So why are children in care being accommodated by for-profit companies?
Automation has replaced workers in mining and industry, including the steelworks at Port Kembla, but most Australians are more worried about jobs going overseas. Dean Lewins/AAP

Australians worry more about losing jobs overseas than to robots

Most Australian workers are fairly relaxed about their own job security, but they do worry about the risks of poor management and outsourcing to cheaper labour.

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