Staff cuts to National Gallery ‘reckless and hurtful’, says Barr Wednesday June 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The CPSU on Tuesday said the decision was due to a $3.6 million funding shortfall, and flagged the possibility of further cuts following a three-week… Read more
Senate COVID-19 committee calls on Josh Frydenberg to explain JobKeeper ‘blunder’ Monday May 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has defended the government’s JobKeeper scheme amid calls for him to appear before the senate committee overseeing the government’s response to the… Read more
Premium Columnists The government dreams of an economic snap-back even as the dire evidence stares everyone in the face Thursday May 14, 2020 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks There are so many lessons that could be learnt from these fruitful few months of political detente. Perhaps some will be, writes Verona Burgess. Read more
Premium Columnists It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, even for the public service Wednesday April 29, 2020 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Whilst it's important for leaders to boost staff morale during this mammoth pivot from business-as-usual to crisis management, it's still a dog-eat-dog world out there,… Read more
Phil Gaetjens could appear before Senate inquiry into COVID-19 response Friday April 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australia’s top bureaucrats will not be free from scrutiny as a new Senate Select Committee prepares to examine the federal government’s response to the coronavirus… Read more
Senate Select Committee established to review government’s COVID-19 response Thursday April 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Select Committee on COVID-19 will have broad terms of reference to allow for a thorough probe of the government's response to the pandemic, and… Read more
Labor questions $1.2b ‘blowout’ on consultancy contracts Friday March 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Over the course of the decade to 2018–19, the government spent more than $490 billion on procurement contracts. Read more
Sport Australia gave Senate inquiry into sports rorts wrong evidence Wednesday March 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Luke McCann said his team had realised the mistake by Monday, but he had not read their email until Tuesday. He did not bring copies… Read more
APS commissioner rules out probe into Beauchamp Tuesday March 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Public Service Commissioner has rejected Labor’s request to look into whether the former Department of Health secretary had breached archives laws by destroying… Read more
Sports rorts: APS commissioner asked to investigate Beauchamp’s destruction of notes Sunday March 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Glenys Beauchamp destroyed notes taken during meetings last year involving the controversial $100 million government sports grants program, she has told a Senate inquiry. Read more
CPSU and Labor condemn government response to APS review Monday December 16, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Labor and the public sector union have criticised the government’s refusal to lift the public sector staff cap and adopt common pay and conditions for… Read more
Labor thanks Parkinson for ability to lead under both 'political colours' Monday September 2, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Labor has farewelled Martin Parkinson for his "remarkable" service and dedicated contribution to gender equality. The head of the Department of the Prime Minister and… Read more
For those on the left, the Coalition's actions speak louder than the Prime Minister's words Tuesday August 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Federal Labor members and the public sector union both agreed with parts of the Prime Minister's speech to his public service troops but argued the… Read more
Who's in line to lead ASIO? Major moves draw congratulations, trepidation and speculation Monday July 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Last week's major movements at the top of the Australian Public Service last week were followed by tributes, trepidation and congratulations, as well as a… Read more
Agency heads don fluoro to make Big Issue of homelessness Friday January 29, 2016 By The Mandarin Community & Social Public sector leaders do their fair share of off-duty charity work. That tradition continues next week as "guest sellers" of The Big Issue magazine to… Read more
