420: Proposed cuts at the University of Newcastle.

29: Redundancies at iiNet – Australia’s 3rd largest ISP – scheduled for 27 January 2006, due to the closure of the Melbourne office.

30+: Sacked as part of Warner Music’s takeover of the now News Corp owned Festival Mushroom Records, effective within two weeks.

70: To go from Optus‘s finance and accounting operations as the company moves some functions to an outsourced model – announced to staff in an email last week.

If you know of any more redundancies at Australian companies, email boss@crikey.com.au.