Business leaders briefed on cabinet deliberations on JobKeeper, JobSeeker ahead of budget Tuesday October 20, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News The Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet processed baseline security clearances for business members of the National COVID-19 Commission (NCC), allowing public servants to brief… Read more
Staff cap ‘ideological ball-and-chain’ on APS, Andrew Leigh says Thursday October 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal He says the temporary top up in public servant numbers won’t make up for the 7% fewer public servants left in agencies since the Coalition… Read more
2020 budget: politicians, industry leaders and think tanks react to government’s plan Wednesday October 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry There has, as always, been much criticism regarding the communities, industries and issues that have missed out. Read more
Sports rorts: Gaetjens didn’t interview PM’s or McKenzie’s staff, inquiry hears Thursday July 23, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet head has defended his probe into former sport minister Bridget McKenzie. Read more
DFAT cuts raise ‘serious questions’ about government’s ability to deliver national interests, says Labor Thursday July 16, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s decision to cut 60 jobs would compromise Australia’s national interests, according to foreign affairs shadow minister Penny Wong. Read more
Op-ed: in Canberra, three decisions in 25 years Tuesday July 7, 2020 By Michael Easson Australian Capital Territory Reflecting on a quarter of a century as a director of ACT government corporations Dr Michael Easson AM, discusses the role of boards and the… Read more
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 Career Advice 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
