🏛️ Integrity & government
Shrink the public service: where the parties stand
Freeze hiring or cut non-frontline public service roles? Here's what every decoded party in the 2026 Victorian election has said, with sources.
For: Lib/Nat and One Nation. Not mentioned by: Labor, Greens, Legalise Cannabis, Animal Justice, Libertarian, Shooters, Fishers & Farmers, Vic Socialists, Family First and Sustainable Australia.
👍 For
Lib/Nat supports this
Freeze back-office hiring (frontline exempt) and return public-service staffing to its population-adjusted 2014–15 level through attrition.
One Nation supports this
Cut the senior public-service layer and give public entities expiry dates.
Source: ABC News, Australian Election Tracker
👻 Ghosting
Not mentioned in anything we reviewed for 2026: