Victoria Slashes 1,000+ Public Sector Jobs in $4bn Savings Plan
Victoria's Premier announces a major public service overhaul, cutting over 1,000 jobs and merging 29 entities to save $4bn. Read the full details of the state's budget repair plan.
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Victoria Plans 10% Public Service Staff Cost Cuts
The Victorian government announces a plan to cut public service staff costs by 10% to save A$1.6 billion. Learn the details and potential impacts of this major austerity measure.
Australia's Public Sector Faces 5% Budget Cuts
Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirms department heads must identify savings from lower-priority spending, denying major job cuts while redirecting funds to Medicare and tax relief.
Tory Cuts Leave Councils as 'Social Care Factories'
Labour's municipal reforms face an uphill battle against a decade of Conservative cuts that gutted local services. Can councils move beyond crisis management?
Apple Cuts Dozens of Jobs in Sales Overhaul
Apple has made rare layoffs across its sales teams, impacting staff serving businesses, schools, and government agencies. Discover the full story behind this strategic shift.
Poll: 67% Prefer Spending Cuts to Tax Rises in Budget
New polling reveals 67% of Britons want Rachel Reeves to cut government spending rather than increase taxes in this week's crucial Budget. Discover the public's verdict on Labour's economic leadership.
Trump's DOGE Government Slashing Task Force Collapses
President Trump's signature government-slashing agency, DOGE, has quietly ceased operations eight months early. Discover the inside story of its dramatic rise and fall.
WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce by 2026
Massive WHO staff cuts of nearly 25% will severely impact global health security and disease outbreak response, experts warn. The world faces increased health risks.
CSIRO cuts 350 jobs in major blow to Australian science
Australia's national science agency CSIRO announces up to 350 job cuts, described as 'worst cuts ever seen' and a 'sad day for publicly funded science'.
Brian Cox fights cuts to adopted children's therapy fund
Succession star Brian Cox campaigns against government cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, sharing his own childhood hardship. Join the call to reverse the 40% funding slash.
Trump criticised for Bible quote after SNAP legal fight
President Donald Trump faces backlash for invoking the Bible's command to care for children while his administration fought to block food assistance for millions of poorest kids. Discover the full story.
Trump's Food Stamp Cuts Threaten Millions of Americans
Former President Donald Trump proposes sweeping cuts to SNAP programme that could leave vulnerable Americans without essential food assistance during economic uncertainty.
Lancashire Council Plans Care Home Closures to Save £4m
Reform-run Lancashire County Council faces fierce backlash over controversial proposals to shut down care homes, aiming to save £4m annually amid growing elderly care crisis.
Fire Service Funding Crisis Threatens Bonfire Night Safety
Firefighters Union sounds alarm over dangerous staffing shortages and budget cuts threatening public safety during peak emergency periods across the UK.
Badenoch Urges Welfare Reform Over Tax Hikes
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch delivers stark warning to Labour government, urging radical spending cuts and welfare reform over tax increases in upcoming budget.
Canada's recession budget imposes austerity measures
The Canadian government has unveiled a stark austerity budget featuring sweeping spending cuts and tax increases as the nation confronts its first recession in over a decade. Key public services face significant reductions while households brace for finan
US Government Shutdown Threat Over Trump SNAP Comments
America faces another potential government shutdown as former President Trump's controversial remarks about food stamp programmes intensify Republican demands for spending cuts, creating a political standoff that could halt federal operations.
Farage Unveils Reform UK's Radical Tax Cut Vision
Nigel Farage declares Reform UK as the 'new opposition' with ambitious tax-cutting agenda, targeting £50,000 earners and pledging dramatic government spending reductions in major policy speech.
Rachel Reeves's economic credibility crisis deepens
The new Chancellor's economic blueprint faces mounting scepticism as growth forecasts disappoint and spending cuts loom. Can Rachel Reeves restore confidence in her fiscal strategy?
Scottish NHS Faces £1.7bn Funding Crisis
Exclusive investigation reveals devastating impact of UK government funding cuts on Scotland's NHS services, with frontline staff warning of 'unprecedented strain' on healthcare system.
Republicans threaten shutdown over food stamp cuts
Far-right House Republicans are pushing for dramatic cuts to SNAP benefits and stricter work requirements, risking a federal government shutdown in their demands for welfare reform.
Birmingham Council Bankruptcy: Inside Britain's Worst Council Crisis
Exclusive investigation reveals how accounting failures and political paralysis pushed Birmingham City Council into the biggest local government financial crisis in UK history, forcing devastating cuts to essential services.
Trump's SNAP cuts threaten millions amid payroll chaos
Exclusive analysis reveals how proposed Trump administration cuts to food stamp programmes could devastate vulnerable families while federal payroll chaos leaves workers unpaid.
Reeves admits Labour "got it wrong" on welfare cuts
Labour's new Chancellor makes stunning admission about past welfare stance as she confronts Britain's economic reality. Exclusive analysis of her first major interview.
Insiders Bet on Record UK Government Shutdown
Senior government officials are privately predicting the longest shutdown in British political history as ministers and civil servants remain locked in bitter disputes over spending cuts and policy direction, with no resolution in sight.
Reeves: Labour will end austerity in first budget
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to break with austerity economics, vowing no return to 'Tory cuts' while ruling out wealth tax increases in Labour's first budget.
Amazon axes hundreds more UK jobs in new cuts
Amazon continues its global workforce reduction with significant cuts to its UK operations, affecting hundreds of employees across multiple divisions including its streaming and Alexa teams.
Bradford Council sells historic halls to plug £150m debt
Cash-strapped Bradford Council launches emergency property sell-off, sacrificing treasured country halls and community landmarks to tackle catastrophic £150 million debt crisis.
Liam Neeson slams 'shameful' UK aid cuts
Hollywood star Liam Neeson launches scathing attack on UK government's foreign aid reductions, calling the decision 'shameful' and warning it will have devastating consequences for world's most vulnerable.
Trump's Food Stamp Overhaul Could Cut Millions from Benefits
Former President Donald Trump proposes sweeping restrictions to federal food assistance programmes that could remove millions from benefits, drawing immediate condemnation from Democrats.
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