End of year resignations: Parliamentary Budget Officer and APVMA chief Federal The federal Parliamentary Budget Officer, Jenny Wilkinson, and the head of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Chris Parker, have both announced their resignations.
Decentralisation policy finds more success in theory than in implementation Tuesday July 3, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal Two of the government's flagship moves under its decentralisation policy have had their new financial year targets curbed. There'll be dividends eventually, a bipartisan report…
Happy financial new year: what's changing in the APS from July 1 Monday July 2, 2018 By David Donaldson Federal A new financial year has dawned, and with it several new federal government initiatives have begun.
APVMA staff don't want to change their address, not looking for a New England Thursday March 29, 2018 By Stephen Easton News At least 110 of around 200 staff have decided to leave the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority rather than move with it to Armidale,…
Relocation leads to reform for APVMA as KPIs improve, appeasing industry Friday January 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The APVMA's move to Armidale has not been a good advertisement for the federal government's public service decentralisation policy. Now the agency says it's back…
Agricultural agency is no poster child for public service decentralisation Monday October 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority says its latest performance report shows improvement, but its difficult relocation to Armidale continues to undermine the public…
'Scathing' audit has nothing much at all to do with APVMA relocation Friday June 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Ministers normally play down critical audits in their portfolio, preferring to look on the bright side and focus on the future. Barnaby Joyce has gone…
Senior Agriculture official appointed to hold the fort at APVMA Friday May 19, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce is attempting to get the hotly debated relocation of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority back on track with…
Agriculture stakeholders turn on department over APVMA relocation Friday May 12, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has come under fire from one of its key industry stakeholder groups, which is angry about the APVMA…
CEO Kareena Arthy quits APVMA to become Canberra's chief cheerleader Monday April 24, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority CEO Kareena Arthy is staying in Canberra to take up a senior role in the ACT Public Service, which…
Public service decentralisation: the APVMA is no Sydney Opera House Friday April 21, 2017 By David Donaldson Features Barnaby Joyce is right — not everything should come down to a cost-benefit analysis. So where's the intangible benefit in moving public servants to the…
Decentralisation by default: APS must justify city offices or move out Thursday April 20, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features UPDATED: Barnaby Joyce responds to backlash after the Nationals demand parts of the Australian Public Service be chosen to relocate out of Canberra. An…
Like it or lump it, Barnaby tells staff: 'you're a servant of the people' Wednesday March 1, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The ill-advised relocation of the APVMA to Armidale stars in Estimates once again, and it's just as difficult to get specialist staff to move from…
Barnaby's bush bureaucracy: industry alarmed by APVMA's plunging KPIs Monday February 13, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Industry stakeholders have voiced serious concerns about the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's latest KPIs, blaming its forced relocation to Armidale. The deputy PM…
Can the PM sweeten Western Sydney for public servants? Tuesday September 27, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Can city sweeteners make public service relocation easier? Staff often quit rather than move, endangering corporate memory.