The Queensland budget has announced around 10,600 redundancies in 2012-13, with total job losses amounting to around 14,000, taking into account discontinuing temporary positions and not filling vacant positions.

 

The breakdown of redundancies by department, with total new staff numbers in brackets, is as follows

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island and Multicultural Affairs: 15 (363)

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: 450 (1,948)

Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services: 385 (6,045)

Community Safety: 345 (10,579)

Education, Training and Employment: 405 (66,204)

Energy and Water Supply: 135 (273)

Environment and Heritage Protection: 220 (1,117)

Health: 4,140 (66,110)

Housing and Public Works: 1,425 (3,989)

Justice and Attorney-General: 510 (4,715)

Local Government: 15 (105)

National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing: 130 (1,329)

Natural Resources and Mines: 360 (2,444)

Police: 215 (14,978)

Premier and Cabinet: 45 (621)

Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts: 110 (1,895)

State Development, Infrastructure and Planning: 145 (800)

Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games: 15 (107)

Transport and Main Roads: 1,450 (7,360)

Treasury and Trade: 85 (1,094)