Public servants across Australia hit with pay freezes, job cuts Thursday June 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry State and federal public service employees across the country have been dealt major blows as governments attempt to grapple with the economic impacts of COVID-19. Read more
Former Tasmanian Treasury secretary Don Challen to lead COVID-19 economic recovery council Friday May 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Tasmanian government has established a Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council to help the state rebuild following the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
States and territories implement measures for latest gathering restrictions Tuesday March 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government’s new restrictions on gatherings has come into effect, with states and territories taking different approaches to enforce it. Read more
COVID-19: Tas to close borders, Vic boosts health sector Thursday March 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Queensland Tasmanian will close its borders, Queensland is granting its chief health officer stronger powers, and Victorian is boosting its health system with $437 million, all in… Read more
Planned cuts to Tasmanian government agencies removed under coronavirus stimulus package Tuesday March 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry On Tuesday Premier Peter Gutwein said the package would support the public sector and provide “targeted assistance” to businesses and the workforce to help retain… Read more
Tasmanian State Service review not an opportunity to cut jobs, says Gutwein Tuesday February 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Gutwein noted the State Service Act was nearly two decades old, and assured a review would be focused on benefiting the public, not on job… Read more
Tasmanian public sector wage agreement reached...for now Thursday July 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News The Tasmanian government and public sector unions have reached an 'in principle' one-year agreement on a public sector pay rise, after months of failed negotiations. Read more
Public sector industrial briefs: Hodgman pulls the plug, McGowan sweetens the deal Thursday June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Tasmania's opposition has called for clarity around where state service job cuts will fall, while WA's austerity-focused government faces accusations of unfairness. Read more
Tasmanian bureaucrats rush for redundancy offers Tuesday August 18, 2015 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Tasmanian government's workforce reduction plan is ahead of schedule as public sector workers snapped up exit incentives and redundancies more quickly than expected. Read more
Tasmanian budget: did Gutwein just out-Hockey Hockey? Thursday May 28, 2015 By Stephen Easton News The Tasmanian budget mirrors the recent federal effort, a classic second-year conservative affair. In both cases, public sector cuts were handled by mandarins with blunt… Read more
