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What is the Department of Agriculture’s role in the Murray-Darling? Not even Mick Keelty knows

Economy & Industry

The Inspector-General of Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources, Mick Keelty, has delivered a withering assessment of the Department of Agriculture's role in the water-sharing agreement, suggesting…

Roughly 57,000 public servants underpaid $20m in super over a decade

By Shannon Jenkins

News

A taskforce has been set up to help sort out an error that has left thousands of public servants in the Northern Territory without millions…

Out of the blue: PM shows the Secretaries Board who’s boss

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Just last week the Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott said the Secretaries Board had been busy advising Scott Morrison on his response to the…

Four departments and five secretaries cut while one returns, as PM reshapes the public service

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a massive Australian Public Service shake-up, which will see five secretaries out of their jobs, after a morning of…

Who’s who in the zoo: barring outside picks, here’s the list of top mandarins that PM Scott Morrison gets to choose who stays

By The Mandarin

Federal

The Morrison government plans to reduce the total number of departments from 18 to 14, which means not all of the current top mandarins will…

How to deliver great policy advice

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Leaders from across the public sector, the private sector, and academia have come together to discuss the ins and outs of delivering great policy advice.

Multiple APS secretaries tipped to get the sack in Morrison’s massive MoG changes

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans a major restructure of the Australian Public Service, which may see multiple secretaries lose their jobs, according to news reports…

Murray-Darling Basin integrity cop criticises violent threats against public servants

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…

CPSU says government jobs could help drought-hit towns, panics over phantom ‘job cuts’

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The Community and Public Sector Union says the Morrison government's cuts to the Australian Public Service workforce have worsened the economic effects of the drought,…

Four NSW integrity agencies face audits and a parliamentary inquiry that covers the auditor, too

By Stephen Easton

New South Wales

The Audit Office of New South Wales has been asked to run the ruler over the financial arrangements and management practices of four integrity agencies,…

Concern over chief minister’s land agency resurfaces with referral to integrity commission

By Shannon Jenkins

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has landed at the centre of the territory’s first potential Integrity Commission investigation. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts has…

WA government sets ambitious new disability employment target for the public sector

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

The Western Australian government has set a new disability employment target for the public sector of 5% by the end of 2025, and a new…

Awaited corruption report blasts SA Health but independent inquiry rejected

By Shannon Jenkins

Health

South Australia's corruption watchdog has released a scathing report on the agency he has previously described as “riddled with maladministration”.

APS leaders warned about conflicts of interest in procurement

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Australian Public Service leaders have been formally reminded they are expected to fully comply with the rules around managing potential and actual conflicts of interest…

The big unknown in Stuart Robert’s grand designs for Services Australia: how much will it cost?

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

One major thing was missing from Government Services Minister Stuart Robert's big update on digital transformation and the plans for Services Australia on Friday: what…

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What is the Department of Agriculture’s role in the Murray-Darling? Not even Mick Keelty knows

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CPSU says government jobs could help drought-hit towns, panics over phantom ‘job cuts’

Four NSW integrity agencies face audits and a parliamentary inquiry that covers the auditor, too

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WA government sets ambitious new disability employment target for the public sector

Awaited corruption report blasts SA Health but independent inquiry rejected

APS leaders warned about conflicts of interest in procurement

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