"Labor will rely on continuing to cancel external consultants to the public service to offset its election commitments, despite warnings that’s a pool that will eventually dry up and ongoing savings are needed.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher released details of how much Labor’s election policies cost on Monday, five days out from polling day.

They say the books will show a better position by the end of the election than in the March budget.

The costings show just two savings measures over the next four years: $6.4 billion from further cuts to public service consultants, contractors and labour hire, and $760 million in anticipated revenue from increased student visa fees.

Senator Gallagher said this continued the focus from the past term of ending external contracts that were “very expensive (and) didn’t deliver quality services”.

She anticipated some of the savings would also come from cracking down on travel, hospitality, advertising and legal services."

https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/albanese-government-leans-...

So keeping a lid on the Public Sector, reducing consultants, contractors and labour hire. So the government expects either increased output from the public Service, who we are told are working to the max or decreased provision of services from a booming economy.