Premium Columnists A (worrying) diplomacy gap at the top of government Editors' Picks Even Canberra’s most experienced diplomats cannot think of any way in which the Morrison government could have avoided the – er – fallout from the
Tasmania turns to traditional methods for bushfire management January 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Culture Tasmania will use traditional bushfire-management techniques such as cultural burning to better prepare for the future, according to outgoing Premier Will Hodgman. The state government
Review of the Tasmanian State Service: building the service for the future November 11, 2019 By Jenny Gale Features The State Service of Tasmania has a long history advising successive governments and serving the Tasmanian people. However, ever changing national and global environments, technological
Tasmanian State Service under review by former PM&C secretary November 4, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Tasmania’s public service is under review by Dr Ian Watt, a former secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet who also led
Three state department heads to switch places next month August 22, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Three Tasmanian public service leaders will trade places in early September, Premier Will Hodgman has announced. Ginna Webster. Department of Justice
Tasmanian public sector wage agreement reached...for now 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.
Public sector industrial briefs: Hodgman pulls the plug, McGowan sweetens the deal June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Tasmania’s opposition has called for clarity around where state service job cuts will fall amid an escalating industrial dispute in the public sector, while in
Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 3 May 10, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Case studies This is the third article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy. Political capital In May 1996, just three days after
Tasmanian premier's new pay offer come with a major public service review attached March 1, 2019 By Stephen Easton News After sticking to its 2% cap on public sector wage rises for five years, the Tasmanian government has offered its workers a tiny bit more
Minister reveals 'personal relationship' with department head, both step aside October 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The secretary of the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, John Whittington, could face an investigation over a “personal relationship” with the minister,
Tasmanian CPSU boss moots independent wage-fixing for public servants August 15, 2018 By Stephen Easton News How should pay rates be set for public officials, and does it matter if they are elected or appointed? There’s three main choices to the
Generosity for some, austerity for others — public sector EBAs April 8, 2016 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Victorian public servants are voting on a generous new service-wide enterprise agreement, with the main public sector union advising its members to take it, in
