Former public servant’s corruption benefited importer of Chinese materials Thursday September 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A Chinese company improperly benefited from the conduct of a former Australian public servant working for the Department of Agriculture, the integrity commissioner has found.
Inquiry to probe why Australian aquaculture has flattened Tuesday April 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment The Australian aquaculture sector plateaued in recent years to just over $1 billion. A parliamentary inquiry will now probe why.
Ex Agriculture department employee sentenced for abuse of public office Tuesday March 30, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The District Court of NSW has sentenced former biosecurity officer Jarrod Entwistle to 23 months of imprisonment. He has also been fined $10,000 with 500…
Agriculture department had no plan to maximise value for money of Murray-Darling water purchases, audit finds Friday July 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources' handling of Murray-Darling strategic water buybacks was not “fully effective”, the national auditor-general has found.
Murray-Darling Basin integrity cop criticises violent threats against public servants Wednesday December 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment Tensions around the Murray-Darling Basin are rising as the basin with state government ultimatums and threats of physical violence towards ministers and staff by local…
Cost recovery audit: APS still getting the hang of putting industry on the hook Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Case studies Setting prices for government services is not always a simple task but three federal agencies could still do a much better job of it, according…
Unexpected election result means public servants know what to expect Monday May 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal After an unexpected result in Saturday's federal election, members of the Australian Public Service have a good idea of what to expect going forward.
Joyce sacked Ag secretary 'to remind him where the authority starts from' Tuesday April 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Video has emerged of ex-minister Barnaby Joyce explaining why he sacked former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources secretary Paul Grimes, as the auditor-general confirms…
The perils of caretaker period: alleged breach by DAWR used to justify judicial inquest Friday April 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is now in line for extra scrutiny along with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, if there is a change…
How a WA department's graduate program came out on top of the nation Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Australia's best public sector grad programs, indexed. Public sector agencies generally don’t do enough to explain what working in a government department is really like…
Demand for services grows, APS staffing stays the same Monday June 4, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features Tight limits on public service workforce growth can make life difficult for agencies whose services to the public experience ever-growing demand, in line with normal…
David Littleproud lines up Philip Moss to investigate Agriculture department Monday April 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has asked the public sector integrity expert to review the "capabilities, investigative capacity and culture" of his department with respect…
Cocktail umbrella in a monsoon: public servants watch as public trust abused Friday February 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The nation’s top agriculture official has been dragged into the Deputy Prime Minister’s swirling scandals, providing him a letter of support that now looks like…
Relocation leads to reform for APVMA as KPIs improve, appeasing industry Friday January 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The APVMA's move to Armidale has not been a good advertisement for the federal government's public service decentralisation policy. Now the agency says it's back…
Promoted Refining regulation to strengthen compliance Wednesday November 8, 2017 By The Mandarin Energy & Environment Australia's top watchdogs are gathering in Canberra to thrash out how regulation powered by data, analysis and stakeholder insight can boost compliance.
