Treasury forecasts $184.5b deficit in 2020-21 Thursday July 23, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Josh Frydenberg said Australia has experienced a 'health and economic crisis like nothing we have seen in the last 100 years', and it would take… Read more
JobKeeper, JobSeeker to continue at lower rates, PM says Tuesday July 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry From January to the end of March 2021, full-time employees will receive $1000 a fortnight, and $650 for part-timers. Read more
Kennedy takes blame for $60b JobKeeper error Wednesday June 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The $60 billion JobKeeper overestimation was the result of errors in enrolment forms aligning with early estimates of the program’s take-up and cost, according to… Read more
Existing Victorian public servants get first dibs on new government jobs in union deal Tuesday July 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Existing members of the Victorian Public Service will get first crack at new government jobs that come up before they are advertised externally. Read more
Labor promises APS gender-blind recruiting Tuesday May 14, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal Labor will introduce name-blind recruiting in the Australian Public Service in an effort to reduce bias in hiring if it wins government. Read more
