Not every Canberran is happy Dutton ditched his plans for the public service

The Liberals' ditching of its policy for public servants offers pluses and minuses for the business people who serve those public servants. Savage cuts in the number of public servants would have meant less spending in the big public service centres in Canberra - but forcing those left with jobs back to the office might have softened the economic blow.SALE ON NOW! Tap into unlimited access or signup to continue readingAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaLiberals' leader Peter Dutton said the Coalition had "made a mistake in relation to this policy" of threatening (or promising, depending on your point of view) to press public servants back to work in the office.But businesses taking money from public servants during their coffee breaks and Friday night drink-ups had complained that allowing more to work from home meant less trade a...