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Dutton softens pledge to ban WFH after anti-woman criticism

Michael Read

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has softened his pledge to get public servants to return to work five days a week, as Labor argues the policy shows the Coalition is anti-women.

The Australian Financial Review revealed last week that a Coalition government would force public servants to work from the office five days a week, after opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume said remote work arrangements had become unsustainable and unproductive.

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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com

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