Abbott wants to Move ATO to Sydney

[grandmoon]

The seat of power in the Australian Taxation Office is set to move from Canberra to Sydney, tax workers have been told, overturning decades of public service tradition.

And the office consolidation that sparked industrial strife in Sydney and Brisbane is set to intensify as workers in other capitals are soon to be on the move, according to one of the ATO's unions.

The ATO confirmed on Wednesday that it was facing ''difficult decisions'', but took aim at the Australian Services Union, saying its message to members was ''disappointing'', ''disrespectful'' and included personal attacks on senior Tax Office staff.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service/tax-office-angry-at-disrespectful-union-letter-setting...

The first of the major departments to be moved to Sydney.

Part of the Liberial Partys plan to make Sydney the Capital of Australia.

[boris1gary]

There won't be much left in Canberra soon......

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/canberra-to-be-cut-to-bone-in-audit-report-201...

[grandmoon]

Can you imagine the uproar if the President of USA didn'r live in the White House or the Prime Minister of Briton didn't live in 10 Downing Street.

But we don't make any noise when Howard and noe Abbott choose to reside in Kirrabille House in Sydney and not in the Canberra the capital.

[freakiness]

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@grandmoon wrote:

Can you imagine the uproar if the President of USA didn'r live in the White House or the Prime Minister of Briton didn't live in 10 Downing Street.

But we don't make any noise when Howard and noe Abbott choose to reside in Kirrabille House in Sydney and not in the Canberra the 

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Yes, and judging by the ICAC talk this week it should be of real concern that the Libs Sydney centrify as much as they can and that a disproportionate number of the inner circle are from Sydney.

[cherry*135]

I think that is an unwise decision. If the PM wants to move Departments he should move them to areas with high unemployment, lower costs if housing, less traffic congestion etc. at least that would be beneficial to those areas.

The ATO could carry out their work located anywhere due to technology.

How much would it COST to do that?. Is Canberra to be filled with vacant buildings?

[monman12]

"Can you imagine the uproar if the President of USA didn'r live in the White House or the Prime Minister of Briton didn't live in 10 Downing Street."

No

"But we don't make any noise when Howard and noe Abbott choose to reside in Kirrabille House in Sydney and not in the Canberra the "

Actually Howard was criticised, and Abbott has no choice at the moment  because The Lodge is undergoing extensive renovations over 18 months.

I do though think it a bit dodgy that  the Queen  spends so much time living in Windsor Castleand not Buckingham Palace.

""Abbott wants to Move ATO to Sydney"  Nonsense

I found the ASU secretary email wherein he  included : "I have heard the rumours that Debt staff at the Sydney office will be redeployed to Parramatta".   Seems more like Sydney to Sydney to me.

The Canberra Times  also has reported: "ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan will be moving into the ATO office in the Sydney CBD while the employees who work there are being moved to Parramatta.

I hardly think  the above warrants:  "Abbott wants to Move ATO to Sydney", or is that just deliberate nonsense (exaggeration?)

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[cherry*135]

It would be a pain in the neck ( need to move house probably) if you lived in Sth Sydney - Illawarra and worked at the ATO building (which is unecessarily ostentatious inside) in the Sydney CBD and your place of work moved to Parramatta.

[nero_bolt]

Where does it say in the story you have posted that ABBOTT wants to move the tax office to Sydney?  I have looked and looked and looked and cant seem to find it, could you please show me where its stated that he wants to do that or even where Tony Abbotts name is mentioned in this story as I cant fine any reference to his name at all? 

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@grandmoon wrote:

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service/tax-office-angry-at-disrespectful-union-letter-setting...

The first of the major departments to be moved to Sydney.

Part of the Liberial Partys plan to make Sydney the Capital of Australia.

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[cherry*135]

Money for plush offices but no longer for long service gifts.

The Australian Taxation Office says it is too broke to afford gifts for workers who have given it two decades of service.
The ATO has a system that recognises staff leaving after 20 years or more with the office, with a gift worth up to $300 as a token of appreciation for their years of effort.
But senior managers were told last week that the tradition will be history from July 1.
Fairfax revealed on Thursday that Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan is building plush offices for himself and his closest deputies on the top floor of the office's Latitude East building in Sydney's CBD.

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/hardup-australian-tax-office-says-it-cant-af...

[monman12]

"Fairfax revealed on Thursday that Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan is building plush offices for himself and his closest deputies on the top floor of the office's Latitude East building in Sydney's CBD."

Hardly the  whole ATO moving to Sydney, and as for :  "Chris Jordan is building plush offices for himself", you obviously  do not appreciate the Public Service Works regime. However it reads well if one is pink, and not prone to research!

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