Premium Interviews Federal budget chance to restore long-standing APS and public sector pain points Editors' Picks The CPSU says now is the time for the government to restore public sector capabilities and ditch the rhetoric that a leaner APS delivers better…
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…
Public sector union orders up intellectual assault on Andrews government’s austerity economics Thursday October 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The Victorian government’s decision to put the brakes on pay rises and agency budgets is “inexplicable” after the state’s impressive economic performance in recent years,…
Premium Columnists Doyens of the Canberra bubble gather to hear Prime Minister ScoMo give the APS its orders, while Yarralumla fills with sunshine Thursday August 22, 2019 By Verona Burgess Features If you are a public servant, Scott Morrison's address to the APS was not boring, no matter what absolutely everyone else was predicting and concluding.
Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies Friday May 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry A re-elected Morrison government would aim to extract $1.5 billion from departmental budgets over four years, "building to $5 billion over the medium term" to…
Labor's alternative APS: less efficiency cuts, but stop flying around so much Thursday August 9, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal As well as removing the Australian Public Service staffing cap, a Labor government would forgo nearly $400 million in planned efficiency dividends, cut travel costs…
Labor pledges to replace 2.5% efficiency dividend and spare public sector jobs Tuesday June 28, 2016 By Stephen Easton News The federal opposition promises a gentler approach to public sector efficiency if it manages to win Sunday's election. It's been promised before, but Labor thinks…
Efficiency dividend at 1.25-1.5%: broken promise, still a reprieve Wednesday April 27, 2016 By Stephen Easton News A budget leak suggests the promise of a 1% efficiency dividend from next July is to be broken. But the rumoured numbers are still a…
WA budget cuts a blunt hit to departments under the pump Wednesday October 8, 2014 By Jason Whittaker News The Western Australian government has flagged more cuts to government ranks to repair the budget. A former bureaucrat tells The Mandarin it could strip the…
