Federal budget 2017: private sector hit as Defence boosts staff numbers

By Doug Dingwall
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:52pm, first published May 9 2017 - 9:03pm

The Defence Department will grow its staff numbers by 850 public servants as it pulls funding from Canberra's lucrative private consultant and contractor market.

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