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Scott Morrison to slash number of government departments in public service overhaul – politics live | Scott Morrison to slash number of government departments in public service overhaul – politics live |
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Prime minister says cutting government departments from 18 to 14 will lead to greater efficiency. All the day’s political news, live | Prime minister says cutting government departments from 18 to 14 will lead to greater efficiency. All the day’s political news, live |
Interesting point on the machinery of government changes from Markus Mannheim. | |
Stephen Jones, the shadow assistant treasurer, is on Sky News saying Morrison should accept the New Zealand deal to get children off Manus Island and Nauru. He rejects the government’s insistence that there are no more kids there. | |
Jones urged Morrison to be “pragmatic” and take the NZ deal. | |
The PM announcing an overhaul of the public service, courtesy of Mike Bowers. | The PM announcing an overhaul of the public service, courtesy of Mike Bowers. |
The PM’s office has just released a more detailed list of those changes. They will take effect from February. Here’s the full list: | The PM’s office has just released a more detailed list of those changes. They will take effect from February. Here’s the full list: |
The creation of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, which will consolidate | The creation of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, which will consolidate |
the current Department of Education; and | the current Department of Education; and |
the current Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. | the current Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. |
The creation of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, which will consolidate: | The creation of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, which will consolidate: |
the current Department of Agriculture; and | the current Department of Agriculture; and |
environment functions from the current Department of the Environment and Energy. | environment functions from the current Department of the Environment and Energy. |
The creation of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, which will consolidate: | The creation of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, which will consolidate: |
the current Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; | the current Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; |
energy functions from the current Department of the Environment and Energy; and | energy functions from the current Department of the Environment and Energy; and |
small business functions from the current Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. | small business functions from the current Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. |
The creation of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, which will consolidate: | The creation of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, which will consolidate: |
the current Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development; and | the current Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development; and |
the current Department of Communications and the Arts. | the current Department of Communications and the Arts. |
The Department known as Services Australia (formerly known as the Department of Human Services) will be established as a new Executive Agency, within the Social Services Department. | The Department known as Services Australia (formerly known as the Department of Human Services) will be established as a new Executive Agency, within the Social Services Department. |
Just to recap on those machinery of government changes: | Just to recap on those machinery of government changes: |
the education and employment departments are being merged | the education and employment departments are being merged |
the agriculture department is combining with the environment department | the agriculture department is combining with the environment department |
energy will be merged with the industry, innovation and science department | energy will be merged with the industry, innovation and science department |
The communications and arts portfolio is being merged with infrastructure and transport department | The communications and arts portfolio is being merged with infrastructure and transport department |
A few interesting tidbits there. Energy is being decoupled from environment. | A few interesting tidbits there. Energy is being decoupled from environment. |
But emissions reduction stays with energy. | But emissions reduction stays with energy. |
Just to reiterate, the PM is proposing no costs savings and no job losses, aside from the five departmental secretaries. | Just to reiterate, the PM is proposing no costs savings and no job losses, aside from the five departmental secretaries. |
Morrison is asked whether the government will consider New Zealand’s offer to take refugees from Manus and Nauru. | Morrison is asked whether the government will consider New Zealand’s offer to take refugees from Manus and Nauru. |
Scott Morrison says he has full confidence in Angus Taylor. | Scott Morrison says he has full confidence in Angus Taylor. |
Morrison says this is not a “savings measure”. | Morrison says this is not a “savings measure”. |
Morrison says there will be no change to ministerial portfolios. | Morrison says there will be no change to ministerial portfolios. |