The government has announced an independent complaints mechanism for serious incidents at Parliament House will be up and running within the next six weeks.

Minister for women’s safety Senator Anne Ruston said that while the training was not mandatory for MPs, Morrison expects all parliamentarians to take it up.

A closer look at the people the PM has chosen to guide the major commonwealth departments through one of the most challenging periods in living…

A review into the handling of workplace complaints at Parliament House finds current processes ‘not fit for purpose’ and says they must be overhauled.

The safety at work survey of 98 members of parliament employees was released less than two weeks after Brittany Higgins alleged she had been sexually…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the appointment at a press conference on Tuesday morning, describing the incident as a 'wake-up call'.

The commonwealth’s proposals for procuring government consultancies are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to address the challenges raised…

One of the headline messages from the 2020-21 federal budget was the government wants to change the way public servants interact with business, and we’re…

Finance minister Mathias Cormann is Australia's candidate for secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The Australian government must invest in capability across the public service rather than overly outsourcing roles to for-profit private companies, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says.

The Finance Department will also establish a whole-of-government procurement panel for consultancy services, to increase data and reporting transparency.