Aussie Climate Officials Face Drastic Cuts, AI Replacing Them

It seems to be getting to a spot where even unhinged Warmists governments like Australia are moving away from the doomsday cult, perhaps realizing that it is no longer working to implement soft Fascism on the peasants with scary tactics. And it’s just too damned expensive

Australia’s climate change officials face drastic cuts and AI efficiencies

Australia’s climate change bureaucrats were urged to cut up to 30% of their internal budgets, and hit AI-driven efficiencies of up to 3% a year, to preserve the department’s ability to deliver its highest priorities.

In a May 2026 review of priorities, the government’s internal consulting unit called for climate change executives to impose a levy of between 5% and 30% to “policy group budgets” as a matter of “immediate fiscal imperative.”

“The proposed approach requires all groups to contribute to a central funding pool that is reallocated to the highest departmental priorities,” according to the Australian Government Consulting report, seen by POLITICO.

The review exposes the intensity of funding pressures at the department, which was hit with cuts of 188 million Australian dollars in the 2026 federal budget. The department is expected to cut funding to
$747 million in 2028-29, down from $1.09 billion this financial year.

Not that I want them to keep spending all that stupid money, but, seriously, if they cut the graft, waste, and abuse out of the spending they would easily have the money to do the things they want to do even at that reduced funding. But, you know, they have spread the money around to friends, family, NGOs, and others, who all take a big cut to do almost nothing.

The department said some of the cuts reflect the end of projects such as the COP31 climate conference, and the transfer of funding to the newly established National Environmental Protection Agency.

COP 31 is in Turkey, so, um, what? Perhaps they could stop spending so much on a scam and actually use it to help real environmental concerns.