It has started.
I read a memo that
circulated to Australian Government departments a week or so ago about freezing
recruitment and not renewing contracts as Tony lunges towards his promised 12000
job cuts to Public Service.
I was bemused as they rolled out the old chestnut rhetoric about “no cuts to services” as a
result of the staffing reductions.
So, if that’s the case, why is it that a document I
requested (and paid for already) which should have been delivered ‘within 30
days’ is now nearly 2 weeks overdue? And more to the pint, why is it that my email
inquiry about where the job is up to has been answered with a computer
generated message that gives me a number for the inquiry and says: ‘We aim to respond to inquiries within 30 days’.
Now
I have two numbers: the original order number and the inquiry number, but I
still have no papers, no answers and no service.
Mathematically you are on to a winner Tony.
Here’s my reasoning.
Let “No service in the first place” =0
Let “No cuts to the original service” = 0
Therefore 0-0=0 = no reduction in services
Bingo!
Gotta love weasel words.
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Art Work of the Week
This week's work has not been realised - an indication of what could happen if Tony's policies applied in my world- no artist; no art!