The chief candidate for the Canberra liberal Senate candidate violated Peter Dutton's policy of cutting 41,000 positions from the Australian Public Service (APS) in the bill, calling the alliance's plans "unrealistic" and "unrealistic".

Jacob Vadakkedathu had previously said that, as Dutton recently clarified, APS cuts will be spread throughout the country (not only focus on the national capital) - if he is elected, he will work to change policies.

"It is unrealistic to just 41,000 people from Canberra, it is unrealistic and I would strongly argue for Canberra," Vadakkedathu said.

Dutton has committed to reverse 41,000 new positions in the AP that have been filled by labor (or in some cases all). The alliance details on where the position will be, the type of role and how to ensure that basic public services are not compromised.

Dutton promises no “frontline” roles affected, nor any roles related to national security, defense or intelligence. On Wednesday, he promised that there would be no roles in ASIO, ASIS or the Australian Signal Agency.

Dutton this week on whether the league will spend more on consultants as part of a plan to reduce APS. Labor announced this week that a plan to save $6.4 billion by cutting government use of consultants and external labor, which has been criticized as a "lazy option" that could be "risk-reduced service levels" by former senior civil servants and experts.

Last week, Dutton said that although there are only about 68,000 AP roles in the bill, and most public services work outside the U.S. capital, all 41,000 people will be from Canberra. Public Service Unions and groups say it's almost impossible to cut so many characters without cutting down the role Dutton said.

Labor said cutting so many roles would affect waiting times for pensions and other important support payments.

The bill is currently represented by Senate Independent David Pocock and Labor Secretary Katy Gallagher. Vadakkedathu is seeking to win a former Liberal Senate seat, who was ousted by Pocock in the 2022 election. Last week, after Dutton confirmed that all cuts would come from Canberra for a few hours, Vadakkedathu said in a media interview that only one-third of the cuts would come from the bill.

On Thursday, the bill's liberal candidate suggested he did not support the policy, using his stance to try to convince Canberra to vote for him, arguing that only the coalition senators could violate the coalition policy.

"That's why we need Liberal senators from Canberra, representing Canberra in the party hall and government, in the incoming coalition government. So I can argue strongly about Canberra."

Dutton has retreated from the alliance’s plans to change the work schedule of the house and force them to return to the office.

He showed that the coalition’s position could be further extended from civil servants to the private sector after a loud open campaign in key seats, but Dutton canceled the policy early in the campaign. He rejected Labour's claims, saying the policy was only related to AP.

"We are listening to what people say. We have made a mistake. We apologize for it," Dutton told Channel 9.

But Anthony Albanese announced the coalition’s announcement, claiming that “no one believed Peter Dutton changed his mind about working from home.”

"He will tear down flexible work and cut the service at the moment you get the opportunity," the prime minister said.