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Slash public servant numbers to reduce the size of government

May 19, 2026

LawNews staff

ACT leader David Seymour outlined his plans for the public service in a speech delivered in February: “This year ACT will be campaigning for a smaller, more efficient Government. Its features will be:
No more than 20 ministers, who all sit in cabinet;
No more than 30 departments, so most ministers have only one;
No department answers to more than one minister; and
No minister has a portfolio, there are only departments with budgets to manage.”

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