Finance and Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher challenges her Coalition counterpart Jane Hume to a pre-election debate on resourcing the public sector, during a Senate estimates hearing on 20 March 2025
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00:00Senator Hughes, I've written to you today seeking a debate on the public service so I look forward
00:05to you accepting that and I particularly look forward to doing it in Canberra where you and
00:10your colleagues demonise the public service. So I think if your plans are to sack 40,000
00:19Canberra-based public servants then the least you can do is front up and explain your position to
00:26them. If you think this is the way to go on the public service, front up, have a debate with me
00:31and explain to people why you think the public servants should have 40,000 of them sacked.
00:39Well I look forward to your positive response to that.