Career public servant Sue Weston has been appointed chief executive of Comcare, just as an interesting case highlights the divergence between the major parties on…

To be a strong contender for the role you must have a high level of judgement, leadership, professional and personal integrity.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has decided that public servants should be free to criticise government policy under fake names on social media, on the basis…

Is it acceptable to raise mental health issues in the workplace, or is it still largely seen as a career-limiting move? How much can or…

Workplace health and safety was a big theme of the latest Senate inquiry into offshore detention. The committee criticised the complex administrative arrangements that have…

Comcare's CEO says she's appalled by the latest salvo from its vocal critics over safety in immigration detention centres, based on an FOI release. Soon…

The Senate's clerk Rosemary Laing is too modest. A 40% drop in her department's workers' compensation premium is down to an "excellent performance" and not…

The Commonwealth work health and safety regulator has strongly defended itself against the latest attacks on its ability to uphold high standards of workplace safety…

Questions continue to be raised by lawyers over Comcare's limited role in preventing abuse at offshore immigration detention centres. Psychiatrists and social workers have alleged…

It's the reset agency heads have been demanding, as Comcare premiums continued to rise, now Employment Minister Eric Abetz says his Comcare reforms will bring…

The Commonwealth might be liable under both civil and criminal law for consistently dangerous conditions in offshore detention centres, and lawyers say it is breaking…

The ACT government wants out of Comcare, believing it can create a better, faster, cheaper system for its own public servants. Eric Abetz doesn't blame…