The plan to transform public service skills and knowledge Thursday May 26, 2022 By Peter Gearin 2022 Recruitment Special Report Would you like to know how difficult it is for the APS to fill key digital roles during a global skills shortage? “Every time we…
The public sector must make the right digital choices to attract top talent Thursday May 26, 2022 By Stuart Ridley 2022 Recruitment Special Report ‘Great place to work’ lists are regularly peppered with well-established organisations, though they now feature more technology companies than representatives from any other sector. This…
Public sector contracts set to be scrutinised under Albanese government Monday May 23, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Consulting and labour-hire firms are on notice that going forward, there will be fewer contracts and less taxpayers’ money for them.
Premium Columnists Election 2022: Add seven new secretaries and a couple of senior agency heads? Friday May 20, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Let’s assume, for the sake of discussing machinery of government, that the mood for change translates to a major overhaul of the suite of portfolios.
Election 2022: Albanese goes for Coalition jugular on APS job cuts Thursday May 19, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Anthony Albanese has savaged the Liberals’ latest plan to slash $2.7 billion from the public service over forward estimates to pay for costly election promises. …
PSsst! Who’s the big cheese? Tuesday May 17, 2022 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Big gun on the way, bring a big cheese to your election night party, Hanson’s second coming – at ya, standards board seeks field-testing volunteers.
IPAA’s 2022 Spirit of Service Award winners Friday May 13, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Australian Capital Territory Foreign Affairs, Social Services, ATO, ABS, ASD, and the Royal Australian Mint named winners at IPAA (ACT)'s 2022 Spirit of Service Awards.
Why privacy is a ‘non-negotiable’ at Services Australia Monday May 9, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Rebecca Skinner shares her views on the extra responsibility that comes with digitised government services.
Election 2022: Labor will cut $3b from APS consultant spend and hire more staff Friday April 29, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Katy Gallagher said the Coalition government has cut more than 12,000 public service jobs prior to the pandemic.
Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support service centres shut on Anzac Day Friday April 22, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social Self-service options will continue to be available, with the Express Plus mobile apps the easiest way to do business with Services Australia. …
DESE annual report review paints picture of pandemic impact on jobseekers and teacher ratings Tuesday April 5, 2022 By Melissa Coade Education A senate report finds that in 2020-21 the positive overall performance of DESE was an improvement on the previous pandemic year.
Budget leaves most agencies in holding pattern Tuesday March 29, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Defence Staffing levels and agency resourcing, with minor variations around the edges, are fairly static – except for Defence and Services Australia. …
Public sector union’s recommendations for the 2022 budget highlight consultant, labour hire glut Monday March 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The CPSU estimates government labour-hire workers now number 20,000, and the huge cost of engaging them is not flowing to the benefit of individual staff.
Movers & Shakers: new ambassadors, promotion at Services Australia, judge joins Federal Court Friday March 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Bushfire recovery role created, new Great Artesian Basin Stakeholder Advisory Committee created, new FOI commissioner, and lots, lots more.
‘No amount of support is going to measure up’: PM announces further disaster payments for some Thursday March 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Speaking in Lismore, the PM faced questions about why government support wasn’t available sooner in the crisis now acknowledged as the worst flood in the…
