Health Department endured staffing cuts, restructure in year before coronavirus pandemic

Doug Dingwall
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:26am, first published July 27 2020 - 4:30am
Picture: Shutterstock
Picture: Shutterstock

The federal department responsible for leading the national response to the COVID-19 crisis has been one of the hardest hit by job cuts, official figures reveal.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

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